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Copyrighted 1923 
John B. Minor 
Proffit, Va. 


J. P. BELL COMPANY, (Inc.), 
Publishers 
Lynchburg, Virginia 


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PREFACE 


In an old Bible which belonged to my father, Dr. Charles Minor, 
and which is now in my possession, he wrote the following memo¬ 
randum in 1853: 

“THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA.” 

“Dr. Charles Minor and all his Minor kindred are descended 
from a Dutchman named Doodes Minor who was admitted to full 
citizenship in 1673 by an act of Assembly found in ‘Hennings 
Statutes at Large/ Vol, 2, page 308. That act is as follows: 

“’(Where as it was enacted in 1671 that any stranger desiring to 
make this country the place of their Constance residence, might 
upon their petition to the Grand Assembly, and taking the oath of 
allegence and supremecy be admitted to a naturalization: where 
upon John Peterson, Rolland Anderson, Michael Vanlandiman, 
Maindort Doodes, Doodes Minor and Herman Kilderman: Aliens 
making humble suite as afore said: Bee it there fore enacted by the 
Governour, Council, and Burgesses of this Grand Assembly and 
by the Authority there of that the said John Peterson, Rolland 
Anderson, Michael Vanlandiman, Maindort Doodes, Doodes Minor 
and Herman Kilderman. Aliens and every of them bee and are by 
virtue here of and the afore recited laws where on this is grounded; 
capable of free traffique and trading, of taking up and purchasing, 
conveying, devising, and inheriting of lands and tennaments and 
from hence forth be and are declared deemed and holden in all 
constructions of Law; Elated, vested and indulged with all privi¬ 
leges and liberty that any natural born Englishman is capable of 
according to the time and meaning of the said Act).’ 

“Doodes Minor settled on the Rappahannock and its waters in 
the County of Middlesex. He had four sons: Garret Minor, Minor 
Minor, John Minor and Peter Minor. Garret MinoiHiad a daughter 
named Diana and a son John, who was the father of Col. Garret 
Minor, of ‘Sunning Hill/ Louisa Co., Vivian Minor of ‘Spring 
Field’, Caroline Co., Dabney Minor of ‘Wood Lawn/ Orange Co., 
James Minor of ‘Gale Hill/ Albemarle Co., Peter Minor of Peters¬ 
burg, Thomas Minor of Spottsylvania Co., and John Minor of 
‘Topping Castle/ Caroline Co. There was also a William Minor of 
Spottsylvania Co., whose will is dated 1757 and endorsed (besides 
other witnesses) by Thomas Minor, giving all his estate to his 


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THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


mother. Doodes Minor’s son, Peter, was apprenticed by his mother, 
Mrs. Elizabeth Minor (Cocke once) to a Boston Ship Captain, 
John Phillips, in 1677, to learn the art and mysteries of navigation; 
and afterwards ran away from his Master and never came home. 
A letter from him to his brother Garret written at Rotterdam, was 
in possession, I think, of the second Garret’s son, Samuel 0. Minor. 
I once made a copy of this letter which was burned by a kinswoman, 
disliking the humble life in which it exhibited her Collateral 
Ancestor.” 

It was the above memorandum which first led me to investigate 
the Minor genealogy; and after many years of careful work have 
collected what is contained in this book. My researches extended 
into many states, and a number of those whose names can be found 
in this record have given me great help and valuable information. 

I also consulted a number of Parish Records as to dates, etc., with 
success. I purposely avoided using any information that after 
careful investigation, I could not prove authentic. Therefore, I 
believe this record is as correct as it is possible for it to be made. 

My researches have proved to me that those contained in this 
record are descended from MAINDORT DOODES, a Dutchman, 
who was naturalized with his son, Doodes Minor, and others, 
as will be seen from Act as mentioned before. There are some who 
think he was an Englishman; but if so, why should he be naturalized 
when coming to an English Colony as Virginia was at that time? 
Maindort Doodes was a Dutch Sea Captain. His will was sealed 
with his signet ring bearing the impress of a Dutch ship of the 17th 
Century. And in his will he mentions his son, Doodes Minor. 

Doodes Minor had five sons. I follow in this record his son 
Garret. Some of the other sons may have had descendants. I have 
met with many Minors who are not descended from Garret. Pos¬ 
sibly they are descendants of Doodes Minor’s other sons. 

As to the arrangement of this record, I have tried to make it as 
plain and concise as possible. Each person is numbered. Only 
those who become parents are brought forward with their number 
and their children given. A Miss Minor who marries other than a 
Minor is brought forward, her children given and then they are 
dropped. 

This arrangement with numbers can be continued indefinitely. 
May 29th, 1922. JOHN B. MINOR. 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


“AN INTERESTING NAME” 

“There are few subjects of greater interest to Genealogist and 
Philoligist than the study of the origin and meaning of names. 
Especially is this true of surnames. Many volumes have exploited 
them and dictionaries been devoted to them, histories are well nigh 
innumerable. Hardly a cognomen of consequence whether of 
English, Irish, Welsh or Scottish origin fails to receive mention in 
one or more histories of names that are to be seen in any well 
ordered library. Of American names, however, those that have 
arisen on American soil or are peculiar to it, the lists are universally 
silent. This is to be expected. In our brief history very few sur¬ 
names have arisen. Such a process of change and development is 
one of long centuries. 

“Nevertheless there is a goodly number of family names that may 
be correctly termed American; since they have either found their 
origin here or have been so radically altered in spelling and pro¬ 
nunciation since their coming, that they no longer bear a resem¬ 
blance to those from which they sprung. 

“Of this class purely American in origin the distinguished name 
of MINOE in Virginia is a notable example. This fact of American 
nativity is a unique distinction in itself—but the name has another 
equally distinctive attribute that must be noted likewise. It is 
one of the very small group of surnames that have arisen from the 
place or position of an individual in a family. 

“To those interested in such matters it is a well known fact that 
there are numberless names from animals such as Fox and Lamb; 
names from birds as Peacock and Sparrow; names from places as 
Oldham and Shrewsburg; names from personal character as 
Doughty and Dold; names from bodily variations as Short and 
Long; names from colors as Green and Blue; names from occupation 
as Wheelwright and Chapman, and names from inanimate objects 
as House and Stone. These are numerous, but in the contrary, 
names from the relative position in the family are proportionately 
rare. Elder, is one belonging to this small class. Minor (junior) 
is another. 


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THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


“Names ending in son, though somewhat different in their nature, 
belong in a sense to this group also. 

“When such a uniqueness of source and meaning is claimed for 
the venerable Virginian name of MINOR; something more than 
mere fiction and fancy appears by way of substantiation. The 
hypothesis upon which it rests is in no wise strained. That it is 
purely an American name and that it falls within the narrow list 
of names from individual’s family position seems indisputable from 
several varied facts. At a period approximately the year of grace 
1650, quite a number of highly respected and enterprising Dutch¬ 
men settled in Virginia, and founded families. Among them was 
one MAINDORT DOODES, a wealthy Holland merchant and ship 
owner; who is spoken of in the old records first of Nansemond 
County and later as of Lancaster. 

“Along with four other compatriots Maindort Doodes and his 
son DOODES MINOR were naturalized by an act of ‘a Grand 
Assembly holden in James Cittie the twentieth day of September in 
the twenty-third year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord the King 
that now is, and in the year of our Lord 1671/ They were to 
have all rights and privileges including those of free traffique and 
trading that were allowed to any natural born Englishman of the 
colony. 

“Strangely enough the Statute (now of record in Hennings 
Statutes at Large of Virginia) mentioned the father as Maindort 
Doodes and the son as Doodes Minor. However, the elder Doodes 
in his will dated and proved in 1677, signed his name Maindort 
Doodes and the same time referred therein to his son as Doodes 
Minor as did the Statutes of Assembly. 

“It is to be reasonably, if not necessarily, inferred from this, 
therefore that by styling his son Minor, he meant the ‘younger,’ or 
as is more usual, ‘junior.’ So it would seem that the Christian 
name of the Doodes was Maindort which the act of 1671 translated 
into Minor and that he intended to designate his son as ‘junior.’ 
The son, however, came to employ the designation suffixed there¬ 
after as a cognomen rather than the parental Doodes, a fact prob¬ 
ably due to a local custom by way of contradistinction between 
father and son; and thus it fell that through him a new name was 
transmitted to his descendants which persists even to this day_an 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


7 


honorable and honored name that has taken unto itself through 
the years a considerable fame and prestage through Virginia and 
the South.” 

WILLIAM KAVENAUGH DOTY. 


1. MAINDORT DOODES, d. Jan. 1677. 

x. Mary, d. Jan. 9th, 1687. 

I have in my possession a photograph of the 
latter part of his will and Mary Doodes’ will, 
showing their signatures. 

Copies of both of these wills are given in this 
genealogy. 

Issue 2. 

2. 1. Doodes Minor, b. 1640, d. 1694-5. 

x. Elizabeth Cocke. 

3. 2. Mary Doodes. 

x. Peter Montague. 

Issue 

1. Dorothy Montague. 

2. Sarah Montague, x James Bagnell. 

Peter Montague’s widow married Thomas Parker. 
See Ya. His. Mag., Vol. VI, p. 420. 

2. DOODES MINOR (son Maindort Doodes x Mary), 
x. Elizabeth Cocke 

(supposed to be daughter of Maurice Cocke, 
naturalized 1672). 

Mrs. Minor married 2nd. Thomas Blaise. Her 
will was proven 1708. Copy of Doodes Minor’s 
will given in this genealogy. 

4. 1. Minor Minor, b. 1670, d. Nov. 13, 1716. 

x. Aug. 22, 1710, Elizabeth Norman. 

5. 2. William Minor. 

6. 3. Garret Minor, b. 1679. Bapt. April 13; d. Feb. 20, 

1720. 

x. Diane Vivian (Oct. 17, 1706). She d. April 
16, 1718. 

Garret Minor was Justice of the Peace of 
Middlesex Co., Va. 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


4. John Minor, bapt. Sep. 6, 1683. 

Must have been dead when his father wrote 
his will as he is not mentioned in it. 

5. Peter Minor, bapt. May 7, 1685. 

Was in Rotterdam in 1697. A letter from 
Peter to his brother Garrett written from Rot¬ 
terdam is mentioned in preface. 

6. Elizabeth Minor 

x. Tobias Mickleborough 
Issue 1. 

1. Elizabeth Mickleborough. 

3. MARY DOODES (dau. Maindort Doodes x Mary), 
x. Peter Montague (son Peter Montague, the 
emigrant). 

1. Maria Montague 

2. Dorothy Montague. 

3. Sarah Montague 

x. James Bagnell. 

4. MINOR MINOR (son Doodes Minor x Elizabeth 

Cocke). 

x. Elizabeth Norman 
Issue. 

6. GARRETT MINOR (son Doodes Minor x Elizabeth 
Cocke). 

x. Diana Vivian (dau. John Vivian x Margaret 
--)• 

1. John Minor, b. June 22, 1797, d. Aug. 2, 1755. 

x. Sara Carr (Nov. 14, 1732). She was b. Nov. 
19, 1719; d. Sept. 25, 1774. 

2. Diana Minor, b. June 22, 1710; d. 1749. 

x. George Goodloe (July 13, 1728). He was bapt. 
Jan. 23, 1701. 

17. JOHN MINOR (son Garrett Minor x Diana Vivian), 
x. Sara Carr (dau. Thos. Carr, Caroline Co., Va., 
x Mary Dabney). 

John Minor was an influential and wealthy 
planter of Spottsylvania Co., Va., and served 
as Justice of the Peace for this county for sev- 



THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


9 


eral years. Received Crown patent for “Gale 
Hill/* Ang. 9, 1735. Copy of will in this book. 

19. 1. Maj. John Minor, b. Nov. 18, 1735, d. Mar. 21, 1800. 

x. Elizabeth Cosby. 

20. 2. William Minor, b. Aug. 30, 1738; d. Sept. 18, 1750. 

TIM. 

21. 3. Thomas Minor, b. Aug. 5, 1740; d. Feb. 16, 1816. 

x. Mary Dabney (Mar. 10, 1763). She was b. 
Sept. 14, 1742, d. Oct. 31, 1818. 

22. 4. Nancy Minor, b. Mar. 7, 1742, d. 1818. 

x. Joseph Herndon (Aug. 15, 1765). 

23. 5. Garret Minor, b. Mar. 14, 1744; d. June 25, 1799. 

x. Mary Overton Terrell (1767). She was b. May 
22, 1750; d. Oct. 30, 1830. 

24. 6. James Minor, b. Feb. 18, 1745; d. June 9, 1791. 

x. Mary Carr (June 20, 1773). She was b. Sept. 
14, 1756; d. July 7, 1797. 

25. 7. Diana Minor, b. Feb. 28, 1747; d. Mar. 28, 1748. 

26. 8. Dabney Minor, b. June 11, 1749; d. Nov. 7, 1799. 

x. Ann Anderson (Oct. 12, 1773). She was b. 
Jan. 30, 1751; d. Mar. 27, 1831. 

27. 9. Vivian Minor, b. Nov. 4, 1750; d. Oct. 15, 1798. 

x. First, Barbara Cosby (June 15, 1773). She 
was b. Feb. 11, 1752; d. Sept. 21, 1778. 
x. Second, Elizabeth Dick (Mar. 31, 1780). She 
was b. Jan. 12, 1760; d. April 1, 1846. Married 
at the home of Mrs. Susan Wyatt, “Plain Deal¬ 
ing/* Caroline Co., Va. Copy of Vinian Minor’s 
will in this book. 

28. 10. Elizabeth Minor, b. Aug. 3, 1752; d. 1786. 

x. Col. James Lewis, of “Laurel Hill.” 

29. 11. Peter Minor, b. Aug. 16, 1754, d. 1773. 

x. First, Miss Jones, 
x. Second, Miss Judd. 

18. DIANA MINOR (dau. Garret Minor x Diana 
Vivian). 

x. George Goodloe. 

1. Henry Goodloe, b. 1730. 

x. Frances Diana Kemp (Sept. 27, 1751). 


30 . 


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THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


31. 2. John Goodloe 

x. Susan Martin. 

Issue 1. 

1. Mary Goodloe, b. Sept. 20, 1763. 
x. John Summerville (Aug. 10, 1779). 

32. 3. Mary Goodloe 

x. Benjamin Tompkins. 

33. 4. Elizabeth Goodloe 

x. Roger Quarles. 

34. 5. Diana Goodloe 

x. Jessie Harper. 

Gen. Robert Goodloe Harper, of Maryland, is 
descended from this marriage. 

35. 6. Robert Goodloe, b. April, 1741; d. Jan. 25, 1797. 

x. Sarah Short, (about 1767). 

Prof. Granville Goodloe, of Arkadelphia, Ark., 
gives much information as to these families. 

19. MAJ. JOHN MINOR, of "Topping Castle/’ Caroline 
Co., Va., (son of John Minor x Sara. Carr), 
x. Elizabeth Cosby, dau. David Cosby x Mary Gar¬ 
land Overton). 

Elizabeth Cosby is sister to Barbara Cosby 
(27). 

“Topping Castle” was burned Mar. 31, 1896. 

36. 1. Thomas Carr Minor, b. Jan. 1757; d. Feb. 8, 1819, in 

Tenn. 

x. Ann Redd (1779). She was b. 1759; d. 1834. 

37. 2. William Minor, b. Feb. 20, 1759; d. 1820 at “Hylba,” 

Hanover Co., Va. 

x. Mildred Gregory Lewis, b. Mar. 12, 1770; (dau. 
Capt. John Lewis x Lucy Thornton). Capt. 
John Lewis was one of the Washington family 
on his mother’s side. 

38. 3. General John Minor, b. May 13, 1761; d. June 8, 1816. 

Lived at “Hazel Hill,” Fredericksburg, Va. 
x. First, Mary Berkley (Feb. 1786). She d. Oct. 
23, 1787. 

x. Second, Lucy Landon Carter (Dec. 12, 1793). 
She was b. April 27, 1776; d. Dec. 29, 1855. 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


11 


39. 4. Lancelot Minor, b. Aug. 17, 1763; d. Nov. 25, 1848-9. 

x. Mary Overton Tompkins (Mar. 27, 1792). She 
was b. Mar. 27, 1771; d. Mar. 27, 1836. 

Mary Overton Tompkins was aunt to Christi- 
anna Tompkins who married James Minor (78). 

40. 5. Mary Overton Minor, b. July 6, 1765; d. Sept. 1771. 

41. 6. Diana Minor, b. Aug. 19, 1768; d. July 27, 1843. 

x. Richard Maury, b. 1717; d. 1764. 

42. 7. Sarah Minor, b. Aug. 13, 1775; at “Topping Castle”; 

d. Sept. 1852 at “Black Bird Retreat,” Louisa 
Co., Ya. 

x. Harwood Goodwin (April 12, 1798). He was 
b. Sept. 3, 1775 at “Oakley,” Caroline Co., Ya.; 
d. Aug. 1859 at “Locust Lawn.” 

43. 8. Charles Minor, b. June 6, 1770; d. 1806. UM. 

Took his degree of M. D. at Edinburg, Scot¬ 
land. He carried to that city some Spottsyl- 
vania gold and had three breast-pins made from 
it; one for Miss Barbara Minor, wife of Yivian 
Minor (27). Her hair was put in it. This pin 
is now in the possession of Miss Barbara Redd, 
of Noels, Ya. (1903). 

44. 9. Elizabeth Minor, b. May 15, 1776; d. Aug. 16, 1833. 

x. Humphry Hill (Feb. 10, 1820). 

He lived at “Mount Airy,” Caroline Co., Ya. 

45. 10. Barbara Cosby Minor, b. April 12, 1780; d. June 24, 

1849. 

x. William Kemp Gatewood (Mar. 19, 1807). 

21. THOMAS MINOR, (son John Minor x Sarah Carr) 
of Spottsylvania Co., Va. 

x. Mary Dabney (dau. John Dabney, of Hanover 
Co., Ya., x Ann Harris). 

46. 1. Sarah Carr Minor, b. Dec. 28, 1763; d. Sept. 28, 1782. 

x. Joseph Woolfork. 

47. 2. William Minor, b. April 19, 1766; d. Oct. 25, 1794. 

48. 3. Elizabeth Minor, b. Sept. 26, 1768; d. Jan. 7, 1832. 
x. Dabney Waller, b. Feb. 20, 1772; d. June 6, 

1849. 

4. John Minor, b. July 28, 1771; d. Sept. 20, 1802. 


49. 


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THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


50. 5. Thomas Minor, b. April 10, 1774; d. Jan. 11, 1838. 

x. Dorathea Johnson. 

51. 6. Nancy Minor, b. April 4, 1778; d. June 24, 1802. 

x. Joseph Waller. 

22 . NANCY MINOR (dau. of John Minor x Sara Carr). 

x. Joseph Herndon (son Edward Herndon, of 
England). 

52. 1. Sarah Herndon, b. July 2, 1766. 

x. Edward Herndon. 

53. 2. John Minor Herndon, b. Feb. 28, 1768. 

54. 3. Mary Herndon, b. May 14, 1770. 

x. Joseph Carter. 

55. 4. Joseph Herndon, b. June 9, 1772. 

56. 5. William Herndon, b. Dec. 29, 1774. 

57. 6. Peter Herndon, b. May 6th, 1777. 

58. 7. Lucy Herndon, b. Aug. 23, 1779; d. Aug 12, 1832. 

x. Dabney Minor (82) on June 30, 1800. He was 
b. July 22, 1779; d. Mar. 8, 1822. 

59. 8. Eeuben Herndon, b. Dec. 2, 1781. 

60. 9. Dabney Herndon, b. April 14, 1783. 

x. Elizabeth Hull. 

Issue 5. 

1. Ann Herndon, b. Aug. 8, 1811; d. Feb. 12, 

1875. 

x. Com. M. F. Maury (132). He was b. Jan. 
14, 1806; d. Feb. 1, 1875. 

2. Lewis Herndon x-. His daughter mar¬ 

ried President C. A. Arthur. Capt. Lewis 
Herndon went down in a ship off Cape 
Hatteras. 

3. Brodie Herndon 

4. John Minor Herndon. 

5. Mary Herndon. 

23. COL. GARRET MINOR (son John Minor x Sarah 

Carr) of “Sunning Hill,” Louisa Co., Ya. 
x. Mary Overton Terrell (dau. Richmond Terrell 
x Nancy Overton). 

61. 1. Garret Minor, b. at “Sunning Hill,” Dec. 25, 1776; 

d. June 20, 1832. 



THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


13 


x. Eliza McWilliams (1802). She d. Aug 20, 
1832. 

2. Samuel 0. Minor, b. at “Sunning Hill,” 1793, d. Aug. 

30, 1838, in Lincoln Co., Mo. 
x. Lydia Laura Lewis, b. Feb. 15, 1795; d. Aug. 
8, 1833 in Charlottesville, Ya. 

This Samuel 0. Minor is the one who had in 
his possession a letter from Peter Minor (8) to 
his brother Garrett (6) written from Rotterdam 
and mentioned in Preface. 

3. Patsy Minor, b. Feb. 6, 1770. Lived in St. Louis, Mo. 

x. First, Robert Quarles, 
x. Second,-Hall. 

4. Sally Minor, b. Aug. 15, 1780; d. Mar. 4, 1849. 

x. David Watson, (Feb. 19, 1801) of “Green 
Springs,” Louisa Co., Ya. He was b. Dec. 25, 
1773; d. July 31, 1833. 

Mr. Watson was a member of the first Board 
of Yisitors of the University of Yirginia. He 
had a sister, Sally Watson, who married William 
Dabney, of Green Mt., Alb. Co., Ya. He had 
one son, Maj. William Dabney, who married 
Susan Gordon. She first married Mr. Green. 
Maj. Wm. Dabney owned and lived at “Dun- 
lora,” Alb. Co. 

5. Mary B. Minor, b. May 17, 1781; d. May 8, 1819. 

x. Garland Anderson. 

Garland Anderson first married Miss Winston, 
of Culpepper Co., Ya. 

Issue 1. 

1. Alfred Anderson. 

6. Peter Minor, b. June 30, 1730; d. at “Ridgway,” Alb. * 

Co., Ya., April 11, 1827. 

x. Lucy Gilmer (May 31, 1806). She was b. Oct. 
13, 1785 at “Penn Park,” Alb. Co., Ya.; d. Oct. 
1848 at “Ridgway.” 

7. Rebecca Minor, b. Feb. 2, 1772; d. 1818. 

x. John Quarles. 



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THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


(b'i) 

John Quarles and Eobert Quarles (M) mar¬ 
ried the same day by Parson Archibald Douglas. 
An account of these weddings is given in this 
genealogy. 

69. 8. Dr. James Minor, b. April 18, 1785; d. Mar. 24, 1828. 

x. Polly Watson (July 20, 1813). 

Polly Watson was sister to David Watson 
who married Sally Minor (64). Dr. James 
Minor was a graduate of William & Mary College 
and University of Pennsylvania. - 

69. 9. Elizabeth Lewis Minor, b. Aug. 27, 1773; d. 1839. 

x. Col. Stapleton Crutchfield, of “Spring Forest,” 
Caroline Co., Va., b. June 7, 1775. Col. Staple- 
ton Crutchfield commanded Ya. Militia in War 
1812-14. 

70. 10. Nancy Minor, b. Dec. 14, 1771; d. 1820. 

x. Thomas Meriwether (July 2, 1791). He was 
b. April 24. 1763; d. Sept. 21, 1802. He was 
the brother of Dr. Charles Meriwether, of “Dan 
Eiver,” who married Ann Minor (83). 

x. Second, John Brockman (May 3, 1808). 

71. 11. Louisa Minor, b. 1787; d. May 5, 1828. 

x. Elijah Hutchinson. 

Col. Garrett Minor’s children were all born 
at “Sunning Hill,” Louisa Co., Ya. 

JAMES MINOE, of “Gale Hill,” Albemarle Co., Ya. (son 
of John Minor x Sara Carr), 
x. Mary Carr (dau. John Carr, of “Bear Castle.” 
x Barbara Overton only dau. of Capt. James 
Overton and Elizabeth Overton). 

James Minor signed Declaration of Independ¬ 
ence of Albemarle Co., Ya., April 3, 1779. He 
served as Magistrate in 1783. Appointed Coroner 
of the County by Gov. Patrick Henry, Aug. 30, 
1788. He inherited the “Gale Hill” estate from 
his father and built the “old part” of the house 
in 1775. First Minor to live in Alb. Co. 

1. Dabney Minor, b. Dec. 7, 1774; d. Oct 12, 1824 at 
“Carr’s Brook,” Alb. Co., Ya. 


72 . 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


15 


x. First, Eliza Johnston, b. 1795; d. April 7, 1818. 
x. Second, Martha Jefferson Terrell, gr.-gr. niece 
Thos. Jefferson. 

The first marriage took place Mar. 31, 1805. 
The second Dec. 18, 1818. 

73. 2. Sarah Minor, b. Nov. 4, 1776; d. April 22, 1808. 

x. Dr. William Wardlow (Mar. 12, 1795). 

Dr. Wardlow was a druggist in Charlottes¬ 
ville; afterwards moved to Richmond, Ya. 

74. 3. Elizabeth Minor, b. Oct. 11, 1778; d. Mar. 22, 1807. 

x. Alexander Garrett (Mar. 25, 1800). 

Alexander Garrett lived in Charlottesville. He 
was Clerk of County and Circuit Court, and was 
nick-named by financiers of that day, “Old 
33 1-3,” he was such a shaver of money. 

75. 4. Mary Minor, b. Sept. 1, 1780; d. Aug. 20, 1805. 

x. Richard Henry Allen (Nov. 19, 1795). Mr. 
Allen was h. 1774; d. Sept. 7, 1805, at Camp¬ 
bell’s place on Machunk Creek, Alb. Co., Ya. 

76. 5. Ann Minor, b. Aug. 10, 1784; d. Mar. 2, 1805. 

x. David Yancy (July 21, 1800). 

77. 6. Barbara Overton Minor, b. Nov. 25, 1786; d. June 27, 

1790. 

78. 7. James Minor, b. Nov. 22, 1788; d. Aug. 29, 1841, at 

the “Pireus,” now the Woolen Mills, Alb. Co., 
Va., and was buried at “Brook Hill,” Alb. Co. 
Ya. 

x. Christianna Tompkins (Dec. 18, 1809). She 
was b. Oct. 24, 1785; d. Aug. 3, 1833, at “Brook 
Hill,’ Christianna Tompkins was niece to Mary 
Overton Tompkins, wife of Lancelot Minor (39). 
James Minor and his first cousin Daniel Ter¬ 
rell Carr were bound out to John Carr (nick¬ 
named Multi-Carr—multiplicity of business be¬ 
ing a favorite expression with him) Clerk of 
the District Court of Charlottesville, to learn 
to be clerks. James Minor was put there by 
his guardian and brother, Dabney Minor. He 
cut his forefinger off rather than be a clerk, 


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THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


so he was nick-named “Cut-finger Jim.” 
Daniel was placed there by his father and be¬ 
came Clerk and Treasurer of the Rivanna 
Navigation Co. in 1849. 

78. 8. Dr. John Minor, b. April 9, 1791; d. April 4, 1849, at 

“Gale Hill.” 

x. Jane Bell (Jan. 15, 1824). She was b. Sept. 
26, 1796; d. Jan. 28, 1835 at “Gale Hill.” She 
was born in Edinborough and was dau. Alex¬ 
ander Bell and Jeannette, of Scotland. She 
taught school in Lynchburg and afterwards at 
“Gale Hill,” and considered a most excellent 
teacher. 

26. DABNEY MINOR, of “Woodlawn,” Orange Co., Va., 
(son John Minor and Sara Carr), 
x. Ann Anderson (dau. David Anderson x Mary 
Elizabeth Parkes, of London, Eng. She d. 1791) 

80. 1. Sarah Elizabeth Minor, b. Sept. 6, 1775; d. Jan. 3, 

1833. 

x. William Anderson (Dec. 26, 1793. He d. Sept. 
22, 1822). 

81. 2. Mary Minor, b. Sept. 29, 1777; d. young. 

82. 3. Dabney Minor, b. July 22, 1779; d. March 8, 1822. 

x. Lucy Herndon (58, on Sept. 30, 1800). She 
was b. Aug. 23, 1779; d. Aug. 12, 1832. 

83. 4. Ann Minor, b. April 20, 1781; d. Aug. 19, 1801. 

x. Dr. Charles Meriwether (Sept. 15, 1800). He 
was b. Aug. 12, 1766; d. Oct 7, 1843. 

Dr. Charles Meriwether lived in Halifax Co., 
Va., on Dan River. He was a brother of Thomas 
Meriwether who married Nancy Minor (70). 
Dr. Charles was married three times: 

1. Lydia Lauri, of Scotland, his cousin. 

2. Ann Minor (83). 

3. Mrs. Mary Daniel Walton. 

84. 5. Sarah Minor, b. Aug. 24, 1783; d. Sept. 27, 1864, at 

“Ridgway.” 

x. Dr. John Gilmer, of “Edgemont,” north side, 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


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85. 


86 . 


88 . 

89. 

90. 


Alb. Co., on June 28, 1808. He was b. April 
20, 1782; d. Feb. 12, 1834. 

27. CAPT. VIVIAN MINOR, of “Springfield,” Caroline 
Co., Va., (son of John Minor x Sarah Carr), 
x. First, Barbara Cosby (dau. David Cosby x Mary 
Garland Overton). She was sister to Elizabeth 
who married Maj. John Minor, (19). 

Capt. Vivian Minor was a Captain in the 
Revolution, 3d Reg. Virginia. 

1. Mollie Overton Minor, b. Aug. 19, 1775. 

x. John McLaughlin (Dec. 25, 1797). He was b. 
Dec. 22, 1770; d. Mar. 21, 1833. 

2. Ann Minor, b. Mar. 10, 1777; d. Aug. 1777. 

3. George Minor, b. May 1, 1774; Bapt. June 12, 1774. 

Maj. John Minor was one of his sponsors. 
George went to the West Indies but am unable 
to say when. I remember reading a copy of 
Vivian Minor’s will many years ago. George 
was mentioned in it, his sister Mollie also, and 
the children by the Dick wife to heir George’s 
portion if he left no heirs. “Share and share 
alike”; but to my thinking it was very unjust 
as Barbara Cosby the first wife had brought him 
the most property.—Miss Anna M. Redd, Noels 
P. O., Va. 

(A copy of this will will be found in this 
genealogy—J. B. M.) 

27. CAPT. VIVIAN MINOR. 

x. Second, Elizabeth Dick (dau. Parson Archibald 
Dick, b. 1725; d. Oct. 11, 1811, who married 
Susanna Brock or West, b. 1735; d. April 15, 
1808. 

1. Joseph Minor, b. June 1, 1782. 

2. Lewis Minor, b. Jan. 15, 1789; bapt. Mar. 8, 1789. 

Sponsors, Daniel Turner, William Wyatt, C. and 
T. Bowles and Barbara Wyatt. 

3. Alfred Minor, b. June 1, 1784. 

4. Archibald Minor, b. May 12, 1781. 

x. Ann D. Rawlins. 


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THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


91. 


92. 


93. 


94. 


95. 

96. 

97. 

98. 

99. 


5. Susan B. Minor, b. Oct. 31, 1786. Bapt. Jan. 28, 1787. 

Sponsors: T. Coleman, John Scott, Mrs. Dick, 

Mrs. Woolfork and B. Bowles, 
x. William Wyatt (Nov. 11, 1813). He was b. 

Aug. 29, 1775. 

6. Matilda Minor, b. Nov. 23, 1780; d. May 5, 1873. 

x. Bobert Coleman (Dec. 24, 1807). He was b. 

June 19, 1780; d. April 29, 1854. . t) 1 ' 1 

36. THOMAS CARR MINOR, of Caroline Co., Va., (son 
of Maj. John Minor and Elizabeth Cosby), 
x. Ann Redd (dau. Samuel Redd the first, of 
“Cedar Yale,” x Lucy Rogers, dau. John Rogers, 
of King William Co., Va., x Mary Byrd, dau. 

Col. William Byrd the first, of “Westover,” and 
Mary Hornsmander, of England). Thomas Carr 
Minor and Ann Redd lived in Caroline Co., Va., 
where all their children were born. 

1. Lucy Minor, b. Nov. 8, 1780. 

x. -Walker. 

They moved from Caroline Co., Ya., to Cape 
Girardeau, Mo. They had a son, Thos. Henry 
Walker (288) b. Sept. 26, 1815. Supposed to 
be the same who married Ann Benger Minor 
(168) dau. Garrett Minor and Eliza McWilliams. 

2. Judge Henry Minor, b. Jan. 4, 1783; d. Green Co., 

Ala., Jan. 11, 1839. 

x. Francis Throckmorton Barbour (Sept. 14, 1809 
in Petersburg, Ya.). She died Jan. 9, 1845. 

Was aunt to Senator Barbour from Ya. 

3. Elizabeth L. Minor, b. May 27, 1787. 

x. Dr. Guest. 

4. Caroline Minor, b. Feb. 17, 1789. 

Lived with her sister Lucy in Mo. 

5. Francis Minor, b. Dec. 1, 1790. 

6. Catherine Minor, b. May 21, 1794. 

x. Richard Blount. 

7. John Minor, b. Oct. 5, 1792. 

x. Mary Hinton. 



THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


19 


Mr. E. F. Bouchille (296) has many interest¬ 
ing letters of Judge Henry Minor’s (94) from 
his brothers and sisters then in Virginia. 

100 8. Maria Minor, b. Jan. 1797. 

x. George H. Collins. 

101. 9. Charles Minor, b. 1799. 

x. First, Mary Whilfield 
x. Second, Mary H. E. West. 

102. 10. Ann Eedd Minor, b. 1801. 

x. Dr. William Tompkins Minor (119), b. Jan. 5, 
1797; d. July, 1854. 

103. 11. Mary Jane Minor, b. 1815. 

37. WILLIAM MINOR (son Maj. John Minor x Eliza¬ 

beth Cosby). 

x. Mildred Gregory Lewis, (dau. Capt John Lewis, 
of Fredericksburg, Va., and Lucy Thornton). 

104 1. Warner Minor, b. Nov. 22, 1792 ; d. Mar. 27, 1830. 

x. Maria Timberlake (Jan. 28, 1819). She was 

born July 23, 1799 ; died July 12,-. Warner 

Minor was one of the first hotel keepers at the 
University of Va., 1826. 

105. 2. Lucy Thornton Minor, b. Nov. 17, 1794; d. May 30, 

1870. 

x. James Byars, b. Mar. 27, 1784; d. July 30, 1863. 

106. 3. Elizabeth Minor 

x. Col. William Campbell. 

38. GEN. JOHN MINOR, of Fredericksburg, Va., (son 

Maj. John Minor and Elizabeth Cosby), 
x. First, Mary Berkley (dau. Nelson Berkley x 
Elizabeth Wormley Carter, of “Sabine Hill”), 
x. Second, Lucy Landon Carter (dau. Landon 
Carter, of “Cleve,” and Mildred Wills^4 of 
“Willis Hill”). 

107. 1. A daughter, b. Oct. 10, 1794; d. Oct. 22, 1794. 

108. 2. John Minor, b. Feb. 24, 1796; d. Jan. 12, 1862. 

Sponsors at bapt.: Rev. Peter Nelson, Edmond 
Berkley, Landon Berkley, of Hanover Co., Va., 
and Mrs. Mildred Minor. 



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THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


109. 3. Landon Carter Minor, b. April 5, 1798; d. April 23, 

1803. 

Sponsors at bapt.: Col. Lewis Wills, of 

“Willis Hill”; Dr. Charles Mortimore, Capt. 
Vivian Minor, of Fredericksburg; Overton 
Cosby, of Urbanna; Miss Taylor, Miss Maria 
Page, of “Mansfield,” and Miss Carter, of 
“Cleve.” 

110. 4. Overton Cosby Minor, b. May 31, 1800; d. Nov. 7, 

1801. 

Sponsors: his father and mother. 

111. 5. Mary Berkley Minor, b. Dec. 2, 1802; d. Sept 15, 1896. 

Sponsors: Humphry Hill, Jos. McGee, her 
aunts, Elizabeth Minor (44), Barbara Minor 
(45). 

x. William M. Blackford (Octi 14, 1825). He was 
born Aug. 19, 1801; died April 15, 1864. 

112. 6. Charles Landon Carter Minor, b. July 20, 1805; d. 

at Fort Totten, Ark. He was First Lieut. U. S. 
Army. 

113. 7. Lewis Willis Minor, b. Jan. 29, 1808; d. Mar.( 9, 1872, 

in Pensacola, Fla., where he was stationed as 
Naval officer. 

x. Eloise Inerarity, b. Mar. 17, 1817; d. Jan. 3, 
1901. 

114. 8. Lucius Horatio Minor, b. Sept. 22, 1810; d.) Oct. 25, 

1863. 

x. Kate Berkley, b. Feb. 27, 1813; d. June 29, 
1858. 

115. 9. Lancelot Byrd Minor, b. Sept. 9, 1813; d. May 29, 

1843, at Cape Palmas, Africa, 
x. Mary Stuart) 

116. 10. James Monroe Minor, b. Sept. 7, 1815. 

x. Ellen Pierepont (Oct. 21, 1847). She was born 
May 2, 1828; d. May 2, 1879. 

James Monroe Minor lived in New York City. 
39. LANCELOT MINOR, of “Minor’s Folly/” Louisa 
Co., Va., (son Maj. John Minor x Elizabeth 
Cosby). 




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THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


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Xj Mary Overton Tompkins (clau. Dick Tompkins 
and his wife, Ann Cosby). She was first cousin 
to Lancelot Minor. 

The three Cosby sisters, Elizabeth, Ann and 
Barbara married respectively Maj. John Minor, 
Dick Tompkins and Capt. Vivian Minor. 

117. 1. Fanny Cosby Minor, b. Feb. 24, 1793; d. 1817. UM. 

118. 2. Kitty Temple Minor, b. Feb. 7, 1795; d, June 9, 

1853. DM. 

119. 3. Dr. William Tompkins Minor, b. Jan 15, 1797; d. 

July 2, 1854. 
x. First, Ann Redd (102) 

x. Second, Francis Thacker Washington Jan. 22, 
1825). She was b.j Jan. 15, 1804; d. April 3, 
1879. Dr. Minor d. at Morgan City, Ala. 

120. 4. Elizabeth Minor, b. Oct. 21, 1798; d. Oct. 8, 1850. 

x. A. C. Atkinson (1825). 

121. 5. Lucian Minor, b.) April 4, 1802; d. July 6, 1858. 

x. Lavina C. Price (May 4, 1846). She b. Nov. 17, 
1822. Lucian Minor was a great advocate for 
temperance. 

122. 6. Ann Tompkins Minor, b. Dec. 26, 1804; d. Jan 24, 

1886, in Galveston, Texas.*' 
x. John Overton Trueheart (Nov. 10, 1824). 

123. 7. Lancelot Minor, of “Brieryknowe,” Amherst Co., Va., 

b. Mar. 7, 1807; d. Mar. 24, 1887. 
x. First, Sarah Winston (Jan. 29, 1839). She 
was b. Jan. 25, 1817; d. Jan. 25, 1849. 
x. Second, Mary Ann Swann (Nov. 29, 1853). 
She was b. Jan. 19, 1821; d. ( April 15, 1900. 

124. 8. Dr. Charles Minor, of Charlottesville, Va., b. Nov. 4, 

1810; d. Dec. 14, 1861, at “Brook Hill,” where 
he conducted a boys’ school. Buried at “Ridg- 
wayD 

x. Lucy Walker Minor (204, May 19, 1835). She 
was b. Nov. 4, 1818; d. Feb. 23, 1881, at “Belle¬ 
vue,” Bedford Co., Va., and buried at “Ridg- 
way,” Alb. Co., Va. 


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THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


125. 9. Prof. John B. Minor, of the University of Va., b. 

June 2, 1813; d. July 29, 1895.1 
x. First, Martha Davis (Dec. 23, 1834). She d. 
1857. 

x. Second, Nanny Colston 

x. Third, Ellen T. Hill (Nov. 14, 1884). She d. 
Mar. 19. 1912. 

John B. Minor was professor of law at the 
U. Va., for fifty years.i His middle name was 
Barbie—after Dr. Barbie, of Kentucky, a friend 
of his father’s. 

41. DIANA MINOR (dau. Maj. John Minor x Elizabeth 
Cosby). 

x. Richard Lancelot Maury, son Rev. James Maury 
and his wife, Mary Ann De La Fontaine. 

Rev. James Maury was of Dublin. He mi¬ 
grated to America in 1718, lived first near Wil¬ 
liamsburg, Va., afterwards on a farm in King 
and Queen Co., Va. He d. in 1752. 

His wife was great-grand-daughter of Jean De 
La Fontaine, Martyr of 1563. 

Richard Lancelot Maury had a brother, Rev. 
Mathew Maury, who married Elizabeth Walker, 
dau. Dr. Thomas Walker, of “Castle Hill.” Rev. 
Mathew Maury preached at Grace Church, Cis- 
mont, Alb. Co., Va., and is buried there. 

126. 1. John Minor Maury, b. 1796; d. 1824, on board ship 

of yellow fever, and buried at sea. 
x. Eliza Herndon Maury 
Issue 2. 

1. William Lewis Maury 

2. Gen.j Dabney Maury x Nannie Mason, of 
“Cleveland.” 

127. 2. Mary Maury. 

128. 3. Walker Maury. 

129. 4. Matilda Maury. 

130. 5. Elizabeth Maury. 

131. 6., Richard Lancelot Maury. 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


23 


132. 7. Mathew Fontaine Maury, b. Jan. 24, 1806; d. Feb. 1, 

1873. 

x. Ann Herndon (1834). She was b. Aug. 9, 1811; 
d. March, 1901. (dau. Dabney Herndon, Ho. 
60, and Elizabeth Hull.) 

Mathew Fontaine Maury was the great com¬ 
modore of after years.) There is a “write-up” 
about him in this genealogy. 

133. 8. Katherine Maury. 

134. 9. Charles Maury. 

42.SARAH MINOR (dau. Maj. John Minor x Elizabeth 
Cosby). Lived at “Topping Castle” and d. at 
“Black Bird Retreat.” 

x. Harwood Goodwin, (son Peter Goodwin, b. 
1737, and his second wife, Sarah Coghill (dau. 
of Fred Haws Coghill and Sarah Coleman, who 
was first cousin to Sarah Coghill). 

135j 1. Dr. John Minor Goodwin, of Orange Co., Va., b. Feb. 

2, 1799; d. Aug. 5, 1870. Born at “Black Bird 
Retreat”; d. at “Locust Lawn.” 
x. Eliza Thompson Stevens (Nov. 23, 1824, at 
“Thorn Hill,” Orange Co., Va.) b. Dec. 24, 
1801; d. Dec. 22, 1891, at “Locust Lawn.” She 
was dau. Capt. William Stevens and Margaret 
Bell. 

136. 2. Elizabeth Haws Goodwin, b. May 10, 1800, at “Black 

Bird Retreat”; d. 1864, at White Hall, Va. 
x. Dr. Joseph Winston Pendleton (1818) at 
“Black Bird Retreat.” He was b. 1796; d. 1879. 
Was son of Henry Pendleton and Alcy Ann 
Winston. 

3. Mary Tompkins Goodwin, b. 1803, at “Black Bird 
Retreat”; d. Dec. 3, 1848, at same place. 

45. BARBARA MINOR (dau. Maj. John Minor x Eliza¬ 
beth Cosby) J 

x. William Kemp Gatewood. 

137. 1. Dr. William Gatewood, of Tappahannock, Va., b. Feb. 

4, 1810; d. April, 1869. 
x. Lucy Street, b. Feb., 1815; d. Oct. 1865. 


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24 THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 

138. 2. Sarah or Susan Gatewood 

x. Oscar Crutchfield (215), b. Dec. 23, 1800. 
Speaker Ya.. House of Delegates. 

46. SAEAH CAEE MINOR (dau. Thomas Minor x Mary 
Dabney). 

x. Joseph Woolfork. 

139. 1. Sallie Woolfork 

x. - Waller. 

48. ELIZABETH MINOR (dau. Thomas Minor x Mary 
Dabney). 

x. Dabney Waller, son Thomas Waller x Sarah 
Dabney. 

141. 1. Thomas Carr Waller, b. July 29, 1799; d. Oct. 25, 

1872. 

142. 2. Sarah Minor Waller, b. Nov. 15, 1801; d. Nov., 1879. 

UM. 

143. 3. Dabney Washington Waller, b. Jan. 1, 1804; d. Aug. 

16, 1880. 

x. Caroline Pleasants (Mar. 6, 1827). Dau. John 
Pleasants and Elizabeth Tyler). 

145. 4. Mary Ann Dabney Waller, b. May 2, 1806; d. Nov. 3, 

1862.j UM. 

146. 5. Elizabeth Dabney Waller, b. April 11, 1808; d. May, 

1881. 

x. Henry S. E. Pollard. 

147. 6. Agnes Carr Waller, b. Mar. 22, 1810; d. March 15, 

1844. 

x. Pike Pollard (May 18, 1843). 

148. 7^ John Mercer Waller, b. Aug. 2, 1814; d. April 6, 1872. 

x. First, Dorothy T. Rowzen 
x. Second, Martha P. Waller 
x. Third, Mrs. Ann E. Walker. 

50. THOMAS MINOR (son Thomas Minor x Mary 
Dabney). 

x. Dorothy Johnson. 

149. 1. William Minor. It is said he was a captain and half 

owner of a steamboat on Mississippi River. He 
was drowned. 



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25 


150, 


151. 

152. 


153. 

154. 

155. 


156. 


157 . 


2. Maria Minor, b. Aug. 8, 1800; d. Nov. 6, 1835. 

x. John Wisdom (May 14, 1818). Spottsylvania 
Co., Ya. He was b. Sept. 20. 1798; d. Aug. 31, 
1873. They lived near Clarksville, Tenn., on 
Spring Creek. 

3. Emily B. Minor, b. Feb. 17, 1807; d. Oct. 25, 1888. 

x. Phillip Jones in Spottsylvania Co., Ya. They 
lived in Tenn. 

4. John Waller Minor. 

x. Miss - Williams. They lived in Missis¬ 

sippi. 

Issue 1. 

Virginia Minor x-Robinson., 

5. Agnes Minor, d. in infancy. 

6. Thomas Henry Minor 

x. Elizabeth Conner. 

7. Lucy Ann Overton Minor, b. Dec. 25, 1815; d. Feb. 

12, 1856. 

x. Robert M. Childress (May 23, 1839). He was 
b. Nov. 1, 1811; d. Dec. 28, 1890. 

51. NANCY MINOR (dau. Thomas Minor x Mary 
Dabney). 

x. Joseph Waller (son Benj. Waller, b. 1744; d. 
1835, x Jean Curtis), Benj. Waller son of Ed¬ 
ward Waller. 

Joseph Waller married three times: 

1st. Miss Buckner, issue 1 son. 

2nd. Miss Roy, issue 5 dau. 

3rd. Nancy Minor, issue 2 dau. 

1. Bera or Ann Waller 

x. - Walden 

Issue 3. 

Moved to Tenn. 

2. Mary Waller 

x. Elijah Wigglesworth 
Issue 3 sons. 

A son of this marriage, Absolom, lives at 
Goodloe P. O., Ya. 


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THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


61. GARRETT MINOR, of Fredericksburg, Va., (son 
Garrett Minor, of “Sunning Hill” x Mary Over- 
ton Terrell) ^ 

x. Eliza McWilliams (dau. Col. Wm. McWilliams 
x Dorathea Brayne Benger). 

161. 1. Dorathea Minor, b. Mar. 26, 1805; d. July 2, 1868. 

x. Dr. William Bankhead, b. Oct. 14, 1795; d. 
Dec. 17, 1873, in Orange Co., Va. 

162. 2. William Garrett Minor, b. Feb. 1, 1806; d. 1854. 

x. Ann French Roots (Dec. 11, 1839), b. Jan. 
27, 1808; d. 1849. 

163. 3. George Buckner Minor, b. May 12, 1808; dj 1879. 

x. Ann Eliza Chew, b. 1810 ; d. 1898. 

Geo. B. Minor belonged to IT. S. Navy. 

164. 4. Mary 0. Minor, b. Jan. 16, 1810; d.| Dec. 1892. 

x. Thomas Read Roots (Jan. 24, 1838). He was 
b. Dec. 12, 1809; d. Oct. 12, 1885. 

165. 5. James Lawrence Minor, b. Jan. 9, 1813; d., June 2, 

1897. 

x. First, Sallie C. Goode (Mar. 25, 1844). She d. 
1845. 

x. Second, Mrs. L. G. Smith (Sept. 11, 1846). 

166. 6. Andrew Jackson Minor, b. Sept. 4, 1815; d. April 

8, 1881. 

x. First, Miss Massie 

x. Second, Mrs. Mary Baldwin (Dec. 29, 1852). 
She d. Sept. 28, 1869. Her home was St. Louis. 

167. 7. Peter Overton Minor, b. 1819; d. 1896, in San Jose, 

Cal. 

x. Susan Rhodes (May 16, 1865). Lived in Mo. 

168. 8. Ann Banger Minor, b. in Va., 1822; d. in Mo., 1859. 

x. Thomas H. Walker (93). Lived in Cape Ger- 
ardeau, Mo. 

169. 9. Robert Dabney Minor, b. Sept. 13, 1827; d. Nov. 25, 

1871, Richmond, Va.) 

Served in Confederate States Navy, 
x. Landonia Randolph, (Dec. 17, 1850). b. Mar. 
24, 1830. 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


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62. SAMUEL 0. MINOR (son Garrett Minor x Mary 
0. Terrell). 

x. Lydia Laurie Lewis, (dau. Thomas Walker Lew¬ 
is and Elizabeth Meriwether). Elizabeth Meri¬ 
wether was dau. of Nicholas Meriwether and 
Margaret Douglas. 

This Samuel 0. Minor is the same who had 
in his possession the letter written by Peter 
Minor (8) from Rotterdam, to his brother, Gar¬ 
rett Minor (6) as mentioned in the preface. 

Lydia Laurie Lewis and Samuel 0. Minor 
had 11 children.]' A sister, Mary Walker Lewis, 
married first James Leetch, of Charlottesville, 
Va., and secondly David Anderson, of “Pan¬ 
tops,” Alb. Co. 

170. 1. Mary 0. Minor, b. Dec. 4, 1812. 

x. Charles D. Eastin, 1838. 

171. 2. Thomas Walker Lewis Minor, b. April 4, 1814; d. 

Sept. 9, 1838. 

x. Eliza Clarke, Nov. 9, 1837. 

172. 3. Garrett Minor, b. Nov. 15, 1815; d. 1894 in Oxford, 

Neb. 

x. Eirst, Hettie McClannaham 
x. Second, Mrs. Marianna Lewis Hallam. 

Garrett Minor’s second wife was dau. of 
Thomas Meriwether Lewis and Emeline Wei- 
mer. She had 8 children by her first marriage. 
She and Garrett Minor were first cousins. 

173. 4. William Woolfork Minor, b. Mar. 10, 1817; d. May 

3, 1885, in Pike Co., Mo. 

x. First, Susan W. Pepper (Sept. 22, 1838). She 
was b. Feb. 28, 1819; d. Septj 15, 1850. 
x. Second, Samara E. Fortune (July 21, 1852), 
She was b. Mar. 3, 1826; d. Nov. 24, 1882, in 
Texas. 

5. James Hunter Minor, b. Nov. 18, 1818; d. April 12, 
1862, at “Music Hall,” Alb. Co., Va. 
x. Mary Wj Minor (Dec. 22, 1848). She was b. 
Dec. 18, 1821; d. July 8, 1903. 


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28 THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 

175. 6. Samuel 0. Minor, b. May 12, 1820; d. Mar 24, 1880, 

in Louisanna, Mo. 

x. Elizabeth White Carter (March 4, 1841). She 
was b. Nov. 23, 1825. 

176. 7. Judge Nicholas Peter Minor, b. Aug. 25, 1822; d. 

Dec. 1, 1892 in Louisanna, Mo. 
x. First, Susan Hunter Lewis (Dec. 2, 1848). She 
was b. 1826; d. 1859. 

x. Second, Elizabeth Loots (June 26, 1866). She 
was b. Nov. 6, 1838. 

177. 8. Betty Lewis Minor, b./ Sept. 12, 1825; d. July 5, 1903. 

x. Andrew J. Brown (July 18, 1843). 

178. 9. Lydia Laurie Minor, b. Dec. 28, 1827; d. June 4, 1851. 

x. Dr. Samuel McKay, of Lincoln Co., Mo. 

179. 10. Sallie Watson Minor, b. Jan 3, 1829; d.( Mar. 1870, 

in Jackson, Miss, 
x. Dr. Edward Lee. 

180. 11. Louisa H. A. Minor, b. April 13, 1833. 

Lived in Eolia, Pike Co., Mo. 

63. PATSY MINOR (dau. Garrett Minor x Mary O. 

Terrell) j 

x. Robert Quarles. 

181. 1. Minor Quarles. 

182. 2. Albert G. Quarles. 

183. 3. Duncan Quarles. 

64. SALLY MINOR (dau. Garrett Minor and Mary 0. 

Terrell). 

x. David Watson (son James Watson, of “Ionia” 
x. Elizabeth Shelton, of Donam de House). 

184. 1. James Watson, b. Feb. 16, 1802; d. April 11, 1837. 

x. Susan Morris (Dec. 29, 1831). She d. April 
15, 1869. 

Susan Morris was sister to Lizzie Morris, wife 
^of Thos. Shelton Watson (189) and dau. Wm. 
Morris and Nancy Watson. 

Issue 2. 

1. David Watson, killed in war—1861-5. 



THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


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185. 


186. 


187. 

188. 


189. 


190. 

192. 


2. Mary Minor Watson x Henry Taylor, of 
Westmoreland Co., Va., and lived at “West 
End,” Green Springs, Louisa Co., Ya. 

2. Louisa Minor Watson, b.) Oct. 31, 1803. 

x. James Magruder, of Georgia. 

James Magruder brother to B. H. Magruder 
(212), of “Glenmore,” Alb. Co., Ya. James 
Magruder had a cotton factory on the Rivanna 
River. 

3. Henry Paulett Watson, b. Oct. 19, 1805; d. June 14, 

1860. 

x. Miss Wills, of Kentucky. 

Issue l.i 

1. Virginia Minor Watson x John R. Robin¬ 
son, Demopales, Ala. 

4. Joseph Shelton Watson. 

x. Dec. 20, 1809. Moved to Arkansas in 1830. 
Fame of wife unknown. 

5. George Minor Watson, b. Aug. 5, 1812. 

x. Miss Duke. 

George Minor Watson was Judge of Circuit 
Court, Arkansas. 

6. Thomas Shelton Watson, b. Dec. 15, 1819; d. Jan. 26, 

1895, at Bracketts, Green Springs, Louisa 
Co., Ya. 

x. Lizzie Morris (Dec. 22, 1846). She d. Oct. 12, 
1884. She was the dau. of William Morris and 
Nancy Watson and twin sister to Mary Morris 
who married James Hunter Minor, (174) of 
“Music Hall,” Alb. Co., Ya. 

65. MARY B. MINOR (dau. Garrett Minor x Mary O. 
Terrell). 

x^ Garland Anderson. 

Moved to Northern Tenn. 

1. Mary Overton Anderson 
x. Robert Allen. 

Franklin Anderson 

x. Miss Cabell. 

3. Eliza Anderson. 


193 . 


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THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


194. 5. Robert Sample Anderson 

x. First, Miss Winston 
x. Second, Miss Watson 
x. Third, Miss Payne. 

195. Peter Anderson • 

x. Miss Anderson. 

196. 7. Ellen Anderson. 

x. - Huff. 

197. 8. Marcelia Anderson. 

66. PETEB MINOR, of “Ridgway,” Alb. Co., Va., (son 
Garrett Minor and Mary Overton Terrell), 
x. Lucy Gilmer. She was dau. of Dr. George 
Gilmer, of “Penn Park,” and Lucy Walker, dau. 
Dr. Thomas Walker, of “Castle Hill,” and his 
wife, Mrs. Nicholas Meriwether, nee Mildred 
Thornton. 

Peter Minor was Treasurer of the Rivanna 
Navigation Company in 1810. 

198. 1. Hugh Minor, b. July 31, 1807, at “Ridgway,” Dec. 

12, 1858, at “Riggory,” Alb. Co., Va. 
x. First, Susan Fry, b. Mar. 31, 1807; d.\ Nov., 
1834. 

x. Second, Mary Ann Carr, b. 1813; d. Sept. 4, 
1875, in Charlottesville. Buried at “Ridgway.” 
Date first marriage, Nov. 20, 1828; of second, 
Dec. 29, 1836. 

199. 2. James Edward Minor, b. May 27, 1809; d. 1861. UM. 

200. 3. Patsy Divers Minor, b. Nov. 30, 1810; d. June 17, 

1869. 

x. Maj. Robert Grattan of “Contentment,” Rock¬ 
ingham Co., Ya., b. Mar. 31, 1800; d.| Aug. 6, 
1855. Date of marriage Aug. 9, 1832. 

201. 4. Franklin Minor, b. Mar. 21, 1812; d. May 29, 1867. 

xj Lucy x4nn Gilmer, b. Jan. 14, 1810, at Milton, 
Alb. Co., Ya.; d. May 15, 1881, at “Ridgway.” 
Date of marriage Sept. 8, 1837. 

Franklin Minor was Magistrate of Co. in 
1841. Admitted to Albemarle Bar, 1835. 



THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


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202 . 


203. 


204. 


205. 

206. 


207. 


5. George Gilmer Minor, b. Dec. 6, 1813; d. April 24, 

1880. 

x. Caroline Christian, b. July 14, 1820; d. June 
10, 1888. Marriage date, May 18, 1848. 

6. Peter Carr Minor, b. March 4, 1815; d. Oct. 30, 1879. 

Buried in Hollywood, Richmond, Va. 
x. Lucy Carter, b. July 29, 1819; d. July 23, 1912, 
in “Louise Home,” Washington, D. C., and 
buried in Hollywood, Richmond, Ya. Date of 
marriage, Oct.) 18, 1841. 

7. Lucy Walker Minor, b. Nov. 4, 1818; d. Feb. 23, 1881, 

at “Bellevue,” Bedford Co., Va. 
x. Dr. Charles Minor (124), b. Nov. 4, 1810; d. 
Dec. 14, 1861 at “Brook Hill,” Alb. Co., \ 7 a. 
Buried at “Ridgway.” Married May 19, 1835. 

8. John Skinner Minor, b. Oct. 3, 1820; d. 1859. HM. 

9. Mary Louisa Minor, b. July 8, 1823; d. Oct. 1859. 

x. Maj. R. W. Noland, of “Rocks,” Albj Co., Ya., 
b. Feb. 22, 1822, 

67. REBECCA MINOR (dau. Garrett Minor and Mary 
O. Terrell), 
x. John Quarles. 

Patsy Minor (63) and Rebecca Minor (67) 
married two brothers, Robert and John Quarles, 
the same day. 

1. Garrett Minor Quarles 
x. Polly Poindexter 
Issue 6. 

1.1 John N. Quarles x Bronson. 

2. Dr. David Watson Quarles x Matilda 
his first cousin, dau. Albert Quarles (210), who 
married Mary Minor (234). 

3. James Minor Quarles x Mary W. Thomas. 
He was Judge of Circuit Court of Tenn. His 
returns to the tax assessor was 10 children and 
one skillet. 

4. Gen. William Andrew Quarles, d. 1894, 
was Brig.-Gen., Confederate Army. He x first 


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THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


his cousin, Lucy Poindexter, and second, Mrs. 
Louisa Anderson Barker, nee Meriwether. 

Garrett Minor Quarles x Eva Bell, of Ky. 

6. Lucy Quarles x John Thomas. 

208. 2. Duncan Quarles. 

209. 3. John Todd Quarles, d. in Civil War. 

210. 4. Albert Gallatin Quarles. 

x. Mary Minor (234), b. Feb. 26, 1806; d. Oct. 
1845. She was dau. Dabney Minor and Eliza 
Johnson. Lived at “Clifton,” Alb. Co., Va., 
just across the river from “Gale Hill.” He was 
killed by accidental discharge of a gun in the 
hands of his wife. 

Issue 2. 

1. Duncan Quarles. 

1. Matilda Quarles x Dr. David Watson 
Quarles, son Garrett Minor Quarles (207), and 
his wife Polly. Matilda and Dr. David W. 
Quarles were first cousins. 

211. 5. Martha Quarles 

x. Dr. Wills, Fluvanna Co., Ya. 

DR. JAMES MINOR, of “Sunning Hill.” (Son Garrett 
Minor and his wife, Mary O. Terrell). 

x. Polly Watson (dau. David Watson and Eliza 
Shelton). 

He was a graduate of U. of Penn., 1807. 
Lived and died at “Sunning Hill.” 

212. 1. Maria Louise Minor, b. April 7, 1815. 

x. Benjamin Harrison Magruder, of “Glenmore,” 
Dec. 15, 1836. He was admitted to Bar of 
Albemarle, 1825. Was member Va. Legislature 
for many years. 

213. 2. Julia Ann Minor, b. Nov. 15, 1816; d. Nov., 1892. 

x. John Z. Holladay, May 19, 1836. She was b. 
Dec. 13, 1806; d. Oct. 12, 1842. 

214. 3. Virginia Minor, b. April 25, 1822; d. May 10, 1847. 

x. Henry Rawlins, July 16, 1843. 

69. ELIZABETH LEWIS MINOR (dau. Garrett Minor 
and Mary O. Terrell). 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


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x. Col.\ Stapleton Crutchfield, of "Spring Forest,” 
Caroline Co., Ya. 

215. 1. Oscar Crutchfield, b. Dec. 23, 1800. 

x. Susan Gatewood (138), dau. Dr. Wm. Kemp 
Gatewood and Barbara Minor (45). He was 
Speaker of Ya. House of Delegates. 

216. 2. Malvina Crutchfield, b. Dec.) 23, 1801. 

x. Dr. Hubbard Taylor Minor. 

I have traced Dr. H. T. Minor’s family back 
to 1642. Unable to find relationship or whether 
he was descended from Garrett Minor (6). He 
was graduated in Philadelphia, 1817. Served 
in War of 1812. See Medical Record of Phila¬ 
delphia, Pa. 

217. 3. Ellen L. Crutchfield, b. April 13, 1804. 

218. 4. Edgar M. Crutchfield, b. Dec. 30, 1805. 

x. Lizzie Chew. 

219. 5. Stapleton Crutchfield, b. June 1, 1808 

x. Martha A. Crutchfield, b.i Aug. 12, 1810. 

220. 6. Louisa M. Crutchfield, b. June 30, 1813. 

221. 7. Sarah E. Crutchfield, b. Mar. 1816 

x. John James Young. 

70. NANCY MINOR (dau. Garrett Minor and Mary O. 
Terrell). 

x. First, Thomas Meriwether. (Son of Nicholas 
Meriwether), b. Sept. 7, 1736; d. Dec. 19, 1772, 
and Margaret Douglas, b. Sept. 2, 1737, in Scot¬ 
land; d. Sept. 25, 1812, in Virginia. 

Dr. Charles Meriwether, of Dan River, who 
married Ann Minor (83), was brother of 
Thomas Meriwether. 

222. 1 H Richard Terrell Meriwether, b. May 11, 1792; d. Dec. 

7, 1840. 

x. Elizabeth Rives. 

223. 2. Garrett Minor Meriwether, b. April 25, 1794; d. Sept. 

26, 1851. 

x. Mary Ann Minor (26). She was dau. Dabney 
Minor and Lucy Herndon (58). Married Sept. 


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224. 

225. 

226. 

227. 

228. 

229. 

230. 

231. 

232. 


234. 

235. 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 

28, 1819. He lived and died in Tenn., ten 
miles from Clarksville. 

3. Peter Minor Meriwether, b. Feb. 7, 1797; d. Aug. 25, 

1851, at Cismont, Alb. Co., Ya. 
x. First, Mary Walker Meriwether 
x. Second, Mrs. Francis Tapp, nee Gamble. 

4. Mary Minor Meriwether, b. July 2, 1798; d. March 2, 

1831.) 

x. John Walton Barker, Aug. 21, 1814. 

5. Thomas Lewis Meriwether, b. Sept. 27, 1799; d. July 

4, 1838. UM. 

6. Francis Thornton Meriwether, h. Sept. 17, 1801; d. 

May 13, 1804. 

70. NANCY MINOR 

x.) Second, John Brockman, May 31, 1808. 

1. Virginia Brockman, b. Feb. 17, 1810; d. Sept. 25, 

1831. 

x. Joseph Anthony Fowls. 

2. Francis Brockman, b. July 16, 1811; d. 1836. 

x. Margaret McDougal. 

3. | Emmett Brockman, b. Mar. 23, 1813; d. 1830. 

4. Hugh Brockman, b. July 26, 1815; d. 1830. 

5. Charles James Brockman, b. July 15, 1817; d. Aug. 

8, 1843. 

x. Margaret Terrell Cobb, Feb. 26, 1839. 

72. DABNEY MINOR, of “Gale Hill.” (Son James 
Minor and Mary Carr); 

x. First, Eliza Johnston. She was b. at Bladens- 
burg, Md., dau. James Johnston and Catherine 
Wirt; the sister of William Wirt, Attorney 
General U. S. She was also niece of George 
Divers who x Martha Walker, dau. Thos. 
Walker, of “Castle Hill.” 

1. Mary Minor, b. Feb. 26, 1806; d. Dec. 1846. 

x. Albert G.i Quarles (210), of “Clifton,” Alb. 
Co., Ya 

2. Catherine Henrietta Minor, b. Sept. 22, 1808; d. Nov. 

15, 1877. 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


35 


x. Elkhanna Winchester Rinehart, b. Sept. 1, 
1779; d. May 17, 1841. They were married, 
April 16, 1826. 

236. 3. Sarah Eliza Minor, b. Sept.. 21, 1810; d. Oct. 4, 1854. 

x. Dr. James Edward Tompkins, b. Jan. 13, 1803; 
d. May 3, 1847. Married Dec. 19, 1825. Dr. 
Tompkins lived near Rivanna P. 0., Alb. Co., 
Ya. Moved to Scottsville, Ya. He was a gradu¬ 
ate of U.) of Penn. 

237. 4. William Wardlow Minor, b. Aug. 22, 1812; d. May 

16, 1887, at “Gale Hill.” 

x. Mary Waters Terrell, b. Dec. 6, 1814; d. Jan. 
2, 1894, at “Gale Hill,” buried at “Gale Hill.” 
He was admitted to Albemarle Bar, 1835. 
Recommended in 1850 for office of Magistrate, 
but was not appointed as new Constitution made 
office elective. He was First Lieutenant of 
Home Guards during Civil War for Albemarle. 

238. 5. Matilda Wirt Minor, b. Nov.! 1, 1815. 

x. Dr. Hudson Martin. He was a student at II. 
of Ya. They moved to Kentucky. 

72. DABNEY MINOR 

x. Second, Martha Jefferson Terrell. (Dau. of 
Richard Terrell who x Lucy Maria Carr. He 
Avas son of Richmond Terrell, of Kentucky who 
x Nancy Overton. Martha J. T. Minor obtained 
“Mechunk” as her dower in Dabney Minor’s 
estate. 

239. 1. Dabney Carr Terrell Minor, b. Sept. 28, 1819; d. at 

“Carrsbrook,” Aug. 16, 1825. 

240. 2. Lucy Jane Minor, b. Jan. 22, 1822; d. Feb. 17, 1876. 

x. Col. Robert N. Trice, of Middlesex Co., Ya., b. 
1810; d. April 30, 1864. He was son of Thomas 
N. Trice and Margaret Thurston. Married Jan. 
13, 1849. 

Dabney Minor (72) lived at “Gale Hill” until 
1818. All his children by his first wife were 
born there. He was member State Legislature 
in 1817. His wife, Eliza Johnston, was in bad 


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THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


health and he took her to Bichmond with the 
hope that she would improve. After her death, 
he sold “Gale Hill” to his brother, Dr. John 
Minor, and moved to “Carrsbrook” on the 
Bivanna just below Bio Mills. He purchased 
this property from Peter Carr’s widow. His 
second marriage was in the “Carrsbrook” house. 
75. MABY MINOB (dau. James Minor and Mary Carr), 
x. Bichard Henry Allen (son William Allen and a 
Miss Gatewood), dau. Col. Thomas Gatewood, 
Collector of Port of Tappahannock. 

242. 1. Barbara Overton Allen, b. 1798; d. Sept. 2, 1825. 

243. 2., Mary Ann Allen, b. June 11, 1800; d. July 11, 1853. 

x. James Overton Carr, b. Oct. 6, 1793; d. Sept. 
1863. (Son Garland Carr and Mary Winston). 
Married in Nov. 1817. James 0. Carr first lived 
at “The Meadows,” near Charlottesville; moved 
to Amherst Co., and died there. 

244. 3. James Dabney Allen. 

x. Martha Wood (dau. Capt., Drewry Wood and 
Martha Carr, of “Park Hill,” Alb. Co., Va.). 
4. Francis Allen, d. Aug. 1805. 

74. ELIZABETH MINOB (dau. James Minor and Mary 
Carr). 

x. Alexander Garrett, of Louisa Co. 

241. 1. Mary Garret. 

x. Valentine W.j Southall. (Son Maj. Stephen 
Southall and Martha Wood). He x secondly, 
Martha Cocke. 

JAMES MINOB (son of James Minor and Mary Carr). 
Known as “Cut-finger Jim.” 
x. Christianna Tompkins (dau. Wm. Tompkins 
and Elizabeth Cobbs). His sister, Mary 0. 
Tompkins x Lancelot Minor (39). 

245. 1. Mary Elizabeth Minor, b. Oct. 1, 1810; d. April 30, 

1906. 

x. Samuel B. Moore, b. 1776; d. Oct. 4, 1854. 
Married Feb. 26, 1839. 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


37 


246. 2. Ann Yancy Minor, b. April 16, 1812; d. May 1, 1877. 

x. Eev. Albert Lewis Holladay, b. April 16, 1805; 
d. Oct. 18, 1836. Married by Eev. Stephen 
Sutton, Oct. 30, 1836. 

247. 3. Judith Catherine Minor, b. Feb. 23, 1814; d. Dec. 

28, 1885. 

x. Eev. Luther Emerson, b. Nov. 28, 1810; d. 
Feb. 9, 1867. Married June 15, 1841. 

248. 4. Dabney Minor, b. Nov. 28, 1815; d. Aug. 28, 

1878. UM., Buried Liberty Church near 
Eastham, Alb. Co., Ya. 

249. 5. William Tompkins Minor, b. Nov. 11, 1817; d. Aug. 

27, 1860, at “Pea Patch,” Alb. Co., Va. UM. 

250. 6. Dr. John Minor, b. April 7, 1822; d.> Jan. 30, 1881. 

x. Elizabeth Lewis Scott, b. Dec. 1, 1835; d. Aug. 
1817. t Married Sept. 4, 1851. 

251. 7. Martha Jane Minor, b. Mar. 8, 1825; d. 1905. 

x.' Fayette Harris, June 12, 1850. 

252. 8. James Minor, b. Nov. 9, 1827; d. Oct. 26, 1875, at 

“Mountain Top.” UM. William Overton, of 
Louisa Co., Ya., and W.W. Minor, of “Gale Hill” 
got this James Minor (called “Depot Jim,”) 
the position of Depot Agent at Charlottesville, 
Ya., on the then-called Louisa E. E., now the 
C. & O. He was an excellent agent. 

253. 9. Francis Bowman Minor, b. April 29, 1830; d. Aug. 

27, 1832. 

80. SAEAH ELIZABETH MINOE (dau. Dabney Minor 
and Ann Anderson). * 

x. William Anderson. • 

254. 1. William Anderson, b. Oct. 11, 1794; d. Sept., 1822. 

255. 2. Ann Eliza Anderson, b. Mar. 6, 1796. 

x. Dr: Charles Hunter Meriwether, b. Mar. 5, 
1792; d. June 7, 1843. 

256. 3. Dabney Minor Anderson, b. Feb. 1798. UM. 

257. 4. Overton Carr Anderson, b. Mar. 25, 1800. 

x. a Miss Diggs. 

258. 5. Martha Ann Anderson, b. June 6, 1892.. 

x. Stephen Woodson. 


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THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


259. 6. Mary Parks Anderson, b. Dec. 30, 1805. 

x. a Mr. Morrisson. 

82. DABNEY MINOR (son Dabney Minor and Ann 
Anderson, of “Woodlawn,” Northside, North 
Anna River, Orange Co., Va.). 
x. Lucy Herndon (dau. Joseph Herndon, of 
Fredericksburg, Ya., and Nancy Minor (22). 

260. 1. Mary Ann Minor, b. Mar. 25, 1801; d. May 21, 1833. 

x. Garrett Minor Meriwether, b. April 25, 1794; 
d. Sept. 26, 1851. Married Sept. 28, 1819. 

261. 2. Nancy Meriwether Minor, b. 1 Aug. 11, 1803; d. July 

13, 1872. 

x. Peter Scales, of N. C., b. 1790; d. June 19, 
1863, at Holly Springs, Miss. Married June 
23, 1827. 

262. 3. James Lewis Minor, b. May 5, 1805; d. Feb. 28, 1826. 

UM. Named for Col. James Lewis, of “Laurel 
HillJ” (see 28). 

263. 4. Henry Laurens Minor, b. Mar. 16, 1807; d. Sept. 5, 

1832. 

x. Margaret Whitelaw Herndon, Nov. 18, 1829. 
A grand-daughter of Joseph Herndon and 
Nancy Minor (22). 

264. 5 Cornelia Lewis Minor, b. May 4, 1810; d. Mar. 12, 

1842, in Ivy. 

x. Dr. Samuel Hobson Dabney, Dec. 8, 1829. He 
d. Aug. 20, 1846. A grandson of Jane Meri¬ 
wether. 

265. 6. Ellen Minor, b. Dec. 14, 1811; d. Mar. 3, 1826. UM. 

266. 7. Dabney Minor, b. Oct. 18, 1814; d.< Aug. 29, 1862, in 

Miss. 

x. Jane Hull, b. Nov. 6, 1815; d. Jan 8, 1885. 
Married Feb. 10, 1835. 

267. 8. John Mercer Minor, b. Dec. 25, 1816; d. Jan. 12, 

1831. LTM., at Kenyon College, Ohio. 

268. 9. Francis Minor, b. Aug. 15, 1820; d. Feb. 19, 1892. 

x. Virginia Louisa Minor (332), b. Mar. 27, 1824; 
d. Aug 14, 1894, in St. Louis, Mo. Married 
Aug. 31, 1843. 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


39 


83. ANN MINOR (dau. Dabney Minor and Ann Ander¬ 

son). 

x. Dr. Charles Meriwether, of Dan River, Halifax 
Co., \ a. (Son Nicholas Meriwether and Mar¬ 
garet Douglas). 

84. SARAH MINOR (dau. Dabney Minor and Ann An¬ 

derson). 

x. Dr. John Gilmer, of “Edgemont,” Alb. Co., Ya. 
(Son Dr. George Gilmer, of “Penn Park/’ and 
Lucy Walker). 

The “Edgemont” house was not built until 
about 1820 after Dr. Gilmer moved from Milton. 

270. 1. Lucy Ann Gilmer, b. at Milton, Jan. 14, 1810; d. 

May 15, 1881, at “Ridgway.” 
x. Benjamin Franklin Minor (201), of “Ridg¬ 
way,” b. Mar. 21, 1812; d. May 29, 1867. 

271. 2. Juliet Minor Gilmer, b. July 16, 1811; d. Sept. 8, 

1837. 

87. MOLLIE OVERTON MINOR (dau. Capt. Vivian 
Minor and Barbara Cosby). Lived at a place 
called “Jericho,” very high situation on the 
north side of the North Anna River, Caroline 
Co.,, Va. 

x. John McLoughlin (son John McLoughlin, 
Scotchman, and his wife, Sarah). 

272. 1. Harriet McLoughlin, b. Nov. 20, 1798. 

x. Dr. Thomas Batis Anderson (son John Ander¬ 
son and a Miss Trevillian). 

273. 2. Elizabeth Barbara McLoughlin, b. Nov. 9, 1800; d. 

July 23, 1820. UM. 

274. 3. John Vivian McLoughlin, b. Dec. 18, 1802; d. Aug. 

8, 1844. 

x. a Miss Johnson, of Tenn. 

275. 5. Thomas B. McLoughlin, b. April 10, 1808; d. Aug. 

9, 1838. 

x. Mary Hackett (dau. Garrett Hackett). 

276. 6. Cornelia Marchant McLoughlin, b. Dec. 2, 1810; d. 

April 12, 1889. 


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THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


x. Samuel Redd, b. Mar. 10, 1804; d. Mar. 5, 1889. 
(Son Samuel Redd, of “Cedar Vale,” and Eliza¬ 
beth Taylor). 

91. SUSAN B. MINOR (dau. Capt. Vivian Minor and 

Elizabeth Dick). 

x. William Wyatt. In a letter from Dr. George 
Fleming (286), of Louisa Co., Va., of Sept. 29, 
1878, he speaks of Mrs. Wyatt as living and 
being nearly 91 years old. (b. 1786). They lived 
at “Plain Dealing,” Caroline Co., Va. 

277. 1. Mary Elizabeth Wyatt, b. Sept. 11, 1814. 

x. John George Coleman, Nov. 30, 1849: Lived 
at “Pebble Hill.” 

278. 2. John Vivian Wyatt, b. Sept. 24, 1816. 

x. Emuella B. Dogget (dau. of Henry and Martha 
Dogget). 

90. ARCHIBALD MINOR (son Capt. Vivian Minor-and 
Elizabeth Dick), 
x. Ann D. Rawlins. 

279. 1. George Spottswood Minor, b. July 16, 1808; d. yellow 

fever at Vicksburg, Miss. UM. 

280. 2. Eliza Minor, b. April 7, 1810; d. Sept. 19, 1896, at 

“Elsom Green,” Caroline Co. 
x. Edwin Hill, March 19, 1834. 

281. 3. Eldrid Hill Minor, b. Aug. 19, 1815; d. June 6, 1822. 

282. 4. Mary Harriett Minor, b. Mar. 13, 1813; d. Nov. 

11, 1849. 
x. James Duval. 

92. MATILDA MINOR (dau. Capt. Vivian Minor and 

Elizabeth Dick). 

x. Robert Coleman (son Robert Coleman and 
Mary Woolfork). Lived at “Chantilly,” Han¬ 
over Co., Va. 

286. 1. Mary Orell Coleman, b. Oct. 1, 1803; d. Oct. 7, 1869. 

x. Thomas B. Coleman, b. Feb. 5, 1803; d. Mar. 
21,1831. Married April 27, 1826. (Son Thomas 
B. Coleman and Elizabeth Coghill). 

Issue 3. 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


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1. Col. Lewis Minor Coleman, b. Feb. 3, 1827; 
d. Mar 22, 1864, from wounds received in 
Battle of Fredericksburg. He w r as Col. in 
Confederate Army. Married Aug. 2, 1855, 
Mary Ambler Marshall, of Fauquier Co., 
Va., dau. James Marshall. 

2. Matilda E. Coleman, b. Nov. 4, 1828. Mar¬ 
ried Sept. 14, 1848, Edward Watts Morris, 
(son Bichard and Mary Morris). Their 
daughter, Matilda Morris, married Macajah 
Woods, of Charlottesville. 

3. Bobert T. Coleman, b. Sept. 3, 1830, x Oct. 
24, 1855, Millie Bose Irving. Owned 
“Landora” farm, Caroline Co., Ya. 

x. Second, Dr. George Fleming, b. April. 1804; d. 
Aug. 10, 1889. (Son Geo. Fleming and Eliza¬ 
beth Syme). 

Issue 6. 

1. Mary Eliza Fleming, b. April 4, 1834, x 
Samuel Schooler, Aug. 8, 1855. 

2. Sally I. Fleming, b. Oct. 6, 1835, x Nov. 
1, 1859, W. Leroy Brown. 

3. Malcolm N. Fleming, b. Aug. 31, 1839, x 
Dec., 1864, Ann E. Dean. 

4. Geo. William Thomas Fleming, b. Dec. 6, 
1837; d. 1862. 

5. Geo. William Fleming, b. July 25, 1842, x 
A. G. Ambler, “Chantilly,” Hanover Co. 

6. Vivian M. Fleming, b. April 19, 1844, x 
Dec. 19, 1876, Emily White, Fredericks¬ 
burg, Ya. (1902). 

2. Thomas Vivian Coleman, b. Jan. 21, 1811; d. Sept. 
28, 1811. Fell from a buggy and was killed. 

93. LUCY MINOB (dau. Thomas Carr Minor and Ann 
Bedd). 

x. - Walker. 

1. Thomas Henry Walker (see 168), b. Sept. 26, 1815. 
x. Ann Benger Minor (168), b. 1822; d. 1859, in Mo. 



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THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


94. JUDGE HENRY MINOR (son Thomas Carr Minor 
and Ann Redd. 

x. Francis Throckmoton Barbour (dau. Col. James 
Barbour III and Francis Throckmoton. Sister 
Robert Throckmoton, of “Rochelle,” Madison 
Co., Va. 

291. 1. Henry Minor, b. July 7, 1810; d. 1839, at sea. 

Graduate of West Point as engineer. 

292. 2. Mordicai Barbour Minor, b. July 13, 1812; d. June 

10, 1821. 

293. 3. Ann Virginia Minor, b. Aug. 23, 1814; d. Mar. 4, 

1884. 

x. John Gillium Friend, b. Oct. 1, 1813; d. Jan. 
15, 1869. (Son Nathaniel Green and Eliza 
Gillium). Farmer at Boligee, Green Co., Ala. 
Moved to Mobile, Ala., 1833. 

294. 4. Betsy Minor, b. Dec. 12, 1816; d. 1842. UM. 

295. 6. Louisa Minor, b. Sept. 22, 1822; d. July 26, 1826. 

296. 5. Maria Tillinghast Minor, b. July 23, 1820; d. 1864. 

x. Dr. Ezra F. Bouchelle, b. 1816; d. 1874. Mar¬ 
ried Jan. 23, 1845. Practiced medicine in Boli-_ 
gee, and afterwards in Pickens Co., Ala. 

297. 7. La Fayette Minor, b. April 22, 1824; d. Feb. 14, 1865, 

in prison at Elmyra, N. Y. Belonged to 6th 
Ala. Reg. Before the war lived at Eutaw, Green 
Co., Ala., and in Pickens Co., Ala. Was called 
“Pet” Minor. 

x. Hattie Flemming. She x second, S. A. Barnette, 
of Battle House, Mobile Ala. 

298. 8. Dr. John Lancelot Minor, b. June 3, 1826; d. 1855, 

in Mobile, Ala. 

299. 9. Dr. Philip Pendleton Barbour Minor, b. Jan. 23, 1828; 

d. 1884. 

x. Eliza W. Perry, b. May 19, 1846, Marion Co., 
Ala. Married in Jan., 1860. Lived and died 
in Forkland, Green Co., Ala. 

300. 10. Francis Cosby Minor, b. Jan. 1829 ; d. Mar. 4, 1846. 

311. 11. Lucy Landon Minor, b. June 3, 1831; d. 1860. 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


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x. Dr. Joseph C. Hamilton in 1851; d. Feb., 1887. 
Of Mobile, Ala. 

101. CHARLES MINOR (son Thomas Carr Minor and 
Ann Redd). 

x. First, Mary Whitfield. 

316. 1. Cave Johnson Minor, b. April 1, 1873. 

101. CHARLES MINOR 

x. Second, Mary Harriett Eliza West (dau. Robt. 
West and Nancy Dortch West). 

317. 1. John Minor, of “Sailor’s Rest,” Tenn., b. Mar. 26, 

1837; d. Dec. 10, 1887, 

x. Betty J. Smoot, b. Jan. 7, 1856. Married May 
7, 1873. 

318. 2. Charles Minor. 

x. Margaret Parchman, 1867. Cumberland City, 
Tenn. 

104, WARNER MINOR (son William Minor and Mildred 
Gregory Lewis). 

x. Maria Timberlake (dau. Lewis Timberlake and 
Mary Madison). 

330. 1. Lewis Madison Minor, b. Feb, 3, 1820; d. 1874. 

x. a Holtzclaw. 

Lewis Madison Minor belonged to Texas Navy 
Annexation. 

331. 2. Mary Mildred Minor, b. Nov. 19, 1821; d. April 15, 

1885, in Richmond, Ya. 

x. Rev. John Pitt Lee, b. May 17, 1821, at “Mon- 
tabello,” Middlesex Co., Ya. Married Oct. 26, 
1843. Lived at “Sligo,” Hanover Co., d. Oct. 
10, 1897. 

332. 3. Virginia Louisa Minor, b. Mar. 27, 1824; d. Aug. 14, 

1894, 

x. Francis Minor (268), b. Aug. 15, 1820; d. Feb. 
19, 1892. Married Aug. 31, 1843. Lived in St. 
Louis, Mo. One child, Francis Gilmer Minor, 
b. in St. Louis, Feb. 8, 1852. Accidentally shot 
and killed May 15, 1866. Virginia L. Minor was 
advocate of Woman’s Rights. See suit of Minor 
vs. Happersett, 21 Wallace U. S. Reports. 


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THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


334. 4. Lucy Ellen Minor, b. Jan. 23, 1826; d. May 5, 1872. 

x. Richard W. Swann, May 16, 1844. Lived Kirk¬ 
wood, Va. 

335. 5. Maria Warner Minor, b. Nov. 19, 1827. 

x. William H. R. Workman, b. Oct., 1825; d. Mar. 
17, 1889. Married Oct. 18, 1848. Lived, died and 
buried at Camden, S. C. Was an attorney-at- 
law. 

336. 6. Harriet Ann Minor, b. Oct, 27, 1829; d. Nov. 25, 

1830. 

337. 7. Warner W. Minor, b. April 8, 1830; d. Jan. 24, 1832. 
105. LUCY THORNTON MINOR (dau. William Minor 

and Mildred G. Lewis). 

x. Jenny Byars (son James Byars and Elizabeth 
Mathews). James Byars lived in Hanover Co., 
Va. at “Hylba.” Dr. Charles Minor (124) 
taught one session in his family, 1827, for $150. 
They moved to Covington, Tenn., in 1829. 

338. 1. William Minor Byars, b. May 11, 1817; d. July 23, 

1870. 

x. Mary Ann Carlton. 

339. 2. James Byars, b. Jan. 24, 1819. 

x. Mary Jane Vincent (dau. William B. Vincent). 

340. 3. Elizabeth Ann Byars, b. July 31, 1821; d. Jan. 11, 

1849. 

x. Carter Page, Dec. 14, 1843. (Son Henry Page). 
342. 5. Mary Minor Byars, b. Jan. 18, 1825; d. Oct. 17, 1879. 

x. Edwin F. Wells, Nov.. 30, 1843. (Son Thomas 
Wells). One dau., Mrs. Nora W. Best, of 
Columbus, Texas. Edwin F. Wells had a brother, 
Fountain M. Wells, of Boyds Tavern, Alb. Co., 
Va. Their mother was a dau. of Thos. Walker 
Lewis and Elizabeth Meriwether. Thomas Wells 
used to live at the Holladay place “Riverside,” 
near Free Bridge outside of Charlottesville. 

341. 4. Warner Minor Byars, b.. Jan. 18. 1823; d. Oct. 17, 

1853, at Houston, Texas, of yellow fever. UM. 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


45 


« 


106. BETSY MI YOB (dau. William Minor and Mildred 
Gregory Lewis), 
x. Col. William Campbell. 

343. 1. William Minor Campbell. Living in Louisville, Ky. 

344. 2. Warner Washington Campbell. Lived in Hopkins¬ 

ville, Ky. 

345.1 3. Mildred Lewis Campbell. 

346. 4. Charles Campbell. Lived in Hopkinsville, Ky. 

111. MABY BEBIvLEY MIYOB (dau. Gen John Minor 
and Lucy Landon Carter), 
x. William M. Blackford (son Benj. Blackford and 
Isabella Arthur). 

348. 1. Lucy Landon Blackford, b. Yov. 26, 1826; d. Feb. 

18, 1859. 

x.. Dr. John Staige Davis, Jan. 10, 1847. 

Prof. Davis was killed at the U. Ya. by a 
student, being shot while standing in his own 
door. He was a professor at the University of Ya. 

349. 2. William Willis Blackford, b. Mar. 23, 1831. 

x. Jan. 10, 1857, Mary Bobertson, b. April 14, 
1834; d. May 22, 1866. (Dau. Wynham Bobert¬ 
son, of Abingdon, Ya., and Mary Smith). 

350. 3. Capt. Charles Minor Blackford, of Lynchburg, Ya., 

b. Oct. 17, 1833; d. Mar. 10, 1903. C. S. A. 
x. Susan Leigh Colston, Feb.' 19, 1856. (Dau. Thos. 
Marshall Colston, of Fauquir Co., Va., and 
Eliza Jacquelin Fisher, of Bichmond, Ya. 

351. 4. Benjamin Lewis Blackford, b. Aug. 5, 1835. 

x. Yannie Blaine Steinberger, July 5, 1869. (Dau. 
John Beale Steinberger and Mary Beirne). 

352. 5. Lancelot Minor Blackford, of Alexandria, Ya., b. Feb. 

20, 1839; d. May 23, 1914. Adjutant, C. S. A. 
x. Eliza Chew Ambler, b. Dec. 6, 1855. Married 
Aug. 15, 1834. (Dau. Bev. John Ambler and 
Ann Mason). Ann Mason dau. Senator John 
M. Mason. See Alumni Bui. U. Ya., Oct., 1914, 
p. 590-611. 




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THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


356. 6. Eugene Blackford, of Maryland, b. April 11, 1839. 

x. Bebecca Chapman Gordon, June 27, 1869. 
(Dau. John M. Gordon and Emily Chapman). 

357. 7. Mary Isabella Blackford. 

x. Churchhill Cook. 

113. DB. LEWIS WILLIS MINOB (son Gen. John Minor 

and Lucy L. Carter). 

x. Eloise Inerarity (dau. James Inerarity and 
Heloise Trouilett). 

Dr. L. W. Minor was x in Pensacola, Fla., 
where he was stationed as Naval Officer. Was 
a graduate of medicine Uni. of Penn., 1831. 

360. 2. Lucy Landon Minor, b. Mar. 8, 1849; d. April 25, 

1877. 

x. William H. White, b. April 16, 1844. 

361. 3. Lewis Willis Minor, b. Aug. 17, 1851; d. Aug. 12, 1885. 

362. 1. James Inerarity Minor, b. June 25, 1846; d. Sept. 2, 

1855, of yellow fever, Naval Hospital, Norfolk, 
Ya. 

114. LUCIUS HOBATIO MINOB (son Gen. John Minor 

and Lucy L. Carter). 

x. Catherine Francis Berkley (dau. Col. Carter 
Berkley, of “Edgewood,” Hanover Co., Ya.). 

363. 1. Fannie B. Minor, b. Nov. 18, 1833; d. Mar. 10, 1885. 

364. 2. Charles L. C. Minor, b. Dec. 8, 1835; d. July 13, 1903. 

Buried, Winchester, Ya. 

x. Fannie A. Cazemore, b. June 16, 1854. Married 
Dec. 27, 1860. Charles L. C. Minor b. at “Edge- 
wood,” Hanover Co., Ya. 

365. 3. Lucy Landon Minor, b. June 27, 1839; d. Feb. 17, 

1867. 

366. 4. Carter Nelson Berkley Minor, of Staunton, Ya., b. 

Oct. 6, 1842. 

x. Susan Watson Fontaine, Sept. 7, 1875. Born 
May 16, 1849. 

5. John Minor, b. March 24, 1846; d. Oct. 23, 1859. 


367 . 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


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368. 6. Kate B. Minor, b. Feb. 25, 1849; d. Aug. 8, 1890. 

x. Bichard Morris Fontaine, May 19, 1874. B. 
Aug. 5, 1842; d. Oct. 16, 1914, in Charlottes¬ 
ville. Buried at old Fontaine home in Hanover. 

369. 7. Mary Willis Minor, b. Feb. 10, 1854. 

370. 8. Robert Berkley Minor, b. Nov. 14, 1851. 

x. Boutex Houston, Sept. 7, 1881; b. Aug. 14, 
1856, San Antonio, Texas. 

116. DB. JAMES MONROE MINOR (son Gen. John 
Minor and Lucy L. Carter), 
x. Ellen I. Pierrepont (dau. Hezikiah Beers 
Pierrepont and Ann Maria Constable, of New 
York). 

371. 1. Lucy Landon Minor, b. Feb. 20, 1849; d. April 1, 

1887. 

372. 2. Annie Pierrepont Minor, b. May 3, 1851; d. Sept. 

30, 1898. 

373. 3. Pierrepont Minor. 

x. Twice—first, Kate Lynch. 

374. 4. Mary Montague Minor, b. May 1, 1855; d. Oct. 4, 1862. 

375. 5. Virginia C. Minor, b. Jan. 21, 1857; d. Dec. 29, 1899. 

376. 6. Helen Willis Minor, b. Sept. 14, 1858. 

x. Bev. Nathaniel Stephen Castleton Poyntz, of 
Dorchester-on-Thames, Ox., Eng., Dec. 28, 1882. 

377. 7. Kate Berkley Minor, b. April 17, 1862. 

378. 8. Dr. Charles Lancelot Minor, b. May 10, 1865. 

x. Mary McD. Venable, Dec. 10, 1890. 

Live in Asheville, N. C. 

119. DB. WILLIAM TOMPKINS MINOR (son Lancelot 
Minor and Mary O. Tompkins), 
x. First, Ann Bedd Minor (102), (dau. Thos. C. 
Minor and Ann Bedd, of Lumpkins Landing, 
Ala.). 

379. 1. Thomas Lancelot Minor, b. May, 1822; d. Dec. 10, 

1886, near La Grange, Texas, 
x. Maria Slaughter, of Kanawha Co., W. Va. 

119. DR. WILLIAM TOMPKINS MINOR 

x. Second, Francis Thacker Washington, (dau. 
Henry Augustine Washington and Mildred 


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THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


Pratt). Dr. Wm. T. Minor was a graduate of 
U. of Penn. (1816). 

380. 1. Dr. Lucian Minor, b. May 26, 1826; d. 1901, in Trin¬ 

ity, Ala. 

x. First, Ann E. Mosely, Feb. 22, 1853; b. April 4, 
1835; d. Oct. 4, 1869. 

x. Second, Sally Agnes Burt, b. Dec. 31, 1845; d. 
Aug. 23, 1870. 

382. 3. Dr. Henry A. Minor, of Macon, Miss., b. Feb. 25, 

1835. 

x. First, Mrs. Ann Kimble, nee Dent, Nov. 16, 
1865; b. Mar. 7, 1834; d. Feb. 22, 1883. 
x. Second, Mrs. Ellen B. Bachtel, nee Farris, Nov. 
28, 1883; b. May 9, 1836. 

383. 4. Louisa C. Minor, b. Feb. 12, 1839. 

x. John A. Lile, Feb. 22, 1856; b. July 16, 1825; 
d. Aug. 2, 1883. 

384. 5. Fannie R. Minor, b. Feb. 4, 1841; d. Nov. 14, 1882. 

x. First, Henry Bouldin, Nov. 20, 1859; b. Oct. 
1835; d. Mar. 3, 1862. 

x. Second, I. Council Baker, Mar. 10, 1867; b. 
Feb. 2, 1842. 

385. 6. Mildred Pratt Minor. 

x. Daniel Walden. 

386. 7. William Peter Minor, b. Nov. 24, 1846. 

x. Maria Lucas, Jan. 4, 1870; b. Jan. 15, 1852. 

387. 8. Sallie Minor, b. Jan. 14, 1848. 

x. Eugene Ferris, May 3, 1870; b. May 10, 1849. 
121. LUCIAN MINOR (son Lancelot Minor and Mary O. 
Tompkins). 

x. Lavinia Callis Price (dau. I Farrell Price and 
Eliza Winston). She was an earnest Baptist and 
it is said that when she saw a stream of water 
she felt like getting on her knees and worshiping 
the Lord. Lucian Minor was admitted to Albe¬ 
marle Bar in 1830. 

1. Clara Morris Minor, b. Aug. 10, 1847. 

x. John G. Lynn, Mar. 4, 1869. West Superior, 
Wis. 


388 . 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


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389. 2. Lucian Minor, b. July 8, 1851; d. Sept. 8, 1900. Lost 

in Galveston flood. 

x. Annie McCullough, Oct. 12, 1882; b. May 1, 
1861. 

390. 3. Eliza Winston Minor, b. Aug. 12, 1850; d. Sept. 9, 

1875. 

x. E. C. Peeor, Oct. 14, 1874. 

She died during the great storm in Galveston 
in 1875. 

391. 4. Farrell Dabney Minor, b. Dec. 19, 1857. 

x. Eleanor Stuart, Nov. 30, 1886; b. April 11, 
1863. Lived in Beaumont, Texas. 

122. ANN TOMPKINS MINOE (dau. Lancelot Minor 
and Mary O. Tompkins), 
x. John Overton Trueheart (son Geo. Trueheart 
and Fannie Overton). 

392. 1. Mary Minor Trueheart, b. Nov. 25, 1824; d. July 

25, 1885. 

x. Thomas Miller Joseph, of Galveston, 1851. 

393. 2. Lucian Minor Trueheart, b. Feb., 1827; d. Nov., 1848 

394. 3. Fannie Overton Trueheart, b. Dec. 18, 1830; d. Sept. 

1848. 

395. 4. Henry Martyn Trueheart, b. Mar. 23, 1832; d. Aug. 

14, 1914. 

x. Annie Van Meter Cunningham, of Galveston, 
Texas, Oct. 3, 1866. (Dau. Wm. Van M. Cun¬ 
ningham, of Hardy Co., W. Ya.) 

396. 5. Elvira Trueheart, b. June 21, 1835. 

x. Robert Henderson Howard, Feb. 3. 1853, of 
San Antonio, Texas. 

397. 6. Dr. Charles William Trueheart, b. Feb. 27, 1837. 

x. First, Mary Bryan, Dec. 24, 1866; d. Sept. 
9. 1867. 

x. Second, Ella Street, April 30, 1872; d. Aug. 
5, 1896, San Antonio, Texas. 

398. 7. Caroline Hill Trueheart, b. Aug. 2, 1844. 

x. John Adriance, Mar. 4, 1868. 

399. 8. Mildred Dabney Trueheart, b. July 7, 1847. 


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THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


400. 9. Fannie Garland Trueheart, b. Dec. 4, 1849. 

x. Henry F. Sproule, Dec. 21, 1870. 

123. LANCELOT MINOR, of “Briery Knowe,” Amherst 
Co., Ya., (son Lancelot Minor and Mary 0. 
Tompkins). 

x. First, Sarah Winston (dau. John Hastings 
Winston and Damaris Aleatha). 

401. 1. Fannie Campbell Minor, b. Feb. 8, 1840. 

x. Robert C. Berkley, April 23, 1863, (son Robt. 
C. Berkley and Katherine Smith). 

402. 2. Sarah Minor, b. June 6, 1842. 

x. Pembroke Waugh, Oct. 5, 1872; b. July 16, 
1816, (son Edward Waugh and Isabella Mc¬ 
Cullough). 

403. 3. Alice Winston Minor, b. July 29, 1844; d. 1882. 

404. 4. Mary Aleatha Minor, b. Oct. 15, 1848. 

x. W. H. Maclin, Sept. 25, 1872; b. Jan. 26, 1848. 
(Son I. H. Maclin and Lucy Taylor). 

123. LANCELOT MINOR 

x. Second, Mary Ann Swann (dau. Amory and 
Caroline Swann). She had three sisters and 
two brothers. Col. Samuel A. Swann, C. S. A., 
and Richard Swann, who x Lucy Ellen Minor 
(334). 

405. 1. Kitty Temple Minor, b. Feb. 24, 1854. 

x. John D. Rogers, Oct. 16, 1882; b. Sept. 1834. 
(Son Asa Rogers and Laura Orr). 

406. 2. Caroline Macon Minor, b. July 24, 1857. 

x. A. I. Richerson, Nov. 6. 1880; b. Jan. 17, 1846, 
(son James Richerson and Mary Douglas). 

407. 3. Elizabeth Minor, b. Sept. 25, 1859. 

x. Rev. Thomas Mowbray, Feb., 1886; b. July 5, 
1850. 

408. ' 4. Lucy Minor, b. Oct. 18, 1862. 

x. Marshall Yates Barrett, b. Mar. 28, 1856, (son 
John Yates Barrett and Sallie Winn, of Char¬ 
lottesville, Va.). 

124. DR. CHARLES MINOR (son Lancelot Minor and 

Mary O. Tompkins). 


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x. Lucy Walker Minor, (dau. Peter Minor, of 
“Ridgway,” and Lucy Gilmer, of “Penn Park”). 
This is the “Lands End” family of Minors. 

409. 1. Mary Overton Minor, b. “Hordeville,” Charlottesville, 

Ya., Mar. 19, 1836; d. June 6, 1887, at “Belle¬ 
vue,” Bedford Co., A"a.; buried Liberty Church, 
Eastham P. 0., Ya. 

410. 2. Lucy Ridgway Minor, b. May 19, 1838, at “Horde¬ 

ville.” 

x. William R. Abbott, Oct. 27, 1863; b. Jan., 
1839; d. Oct. 5, 1916, at “Bellevue,” and buried 
there by side of his son, W. R. Abbott, Jr. 

411. 3. Patty Minor, b. Oct. 19, 1839, at “Hordeville”; d. 

Aug. 19, 1909, at University; buried River 
Yiew, Charlottesville, Ya. 
x. Jacob Loeb, Oct. 1869, (son Isaac and Caro¬ 
line Loeb). 

412. 4. Charles Minor, b. Sept. 22, 1841, at “Horsdeville”; 

d. Feb. 27, 1881, at University. Buried Ridg¬ 
way for 13 years. In 1894 his body moved and 
buried in Newport, Ark. 

x. Catherine Arrington Board, June 8, 1869; b. 
June 26, 1847; d. April 13, 1889 in Newport, 
Ark. (Dau. Christopher Willis Board and 
Elizabeth Ann Jones). 

413. 5. Louisa Noland Minor, b. June 16, 1843, at “Hors¬ 

deville”; d. April 25, 1872 in Tenn. Buried at 
Col. Mosby’s in Fayette Co., where she was 
teaching. 

414. 6. Lucian Grattan Minor, b. Feb. 29, 1845, at “Hors¬ 

deville”; d. Aug. 26, 1846; buried at “Ridg¬ 
way.” 

415. Lancelot Minor, b. June 16, 1847, at “Horsdeville”; d. 

June 14, 1916. 

x. First, Emma Walker Minor (567), Nov. 24, 
1869; b. Oct. 12, 1849; d. Aug. 7, 1886, in 
Newport, Ark. 

x. Second, Betty Theodore Furgeson, July 6, 
1887; b. Sept. 17, 1863. 


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THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


416. 8. Kate Minor, b. April 29, 1850, at “Horsdeville”; d. 

Jan. 21, 1918, in Garfield Hospital, Washing¬ 
ton, D. C. Buried River View, near Charlottes¬ 
ville. 

417. 9. John Barbie Minor, b. May 24, 1852, in Charlottes¬ 

ville, Ya., East High Street, 
x. Virginia Carr Minor (552) Sept. 8, 1880, at 
“Riggory”; b. Mar. 24, 1851. 

418. 10. Ann McPherson Minor, b. Feb. 25, 1854, Charlottes¬ 

ville, Ya. East High Street. 

419. 11. Franklin Minor, b. Mar. 8, 1857, at Charlottesville, 

Va., East High Street; d. Dec. 2, 1861; buried 
“Ridgway.” 

420. 12. James Cabell Minor, b. Oct. 10, 1858, at “Brook Hill,” 

Alb. Co., Ya. 

x. First, Emma Smith, Feb. 6, 1884. 
x. Second, Florence Grey, Nov. 27, 1904. 

421. 13. Elizabeth Minor, b. June 11, 1861, at “Brook Hill”; 

d. Aug. 11, 1861. Buried at “Ridgway.” 

125. PROF. JOHN B. MINOR, of University of Virginia, 
(son Lancelot Minor and Mary O. Tompkins), 
x. First, Martha Davis (dau. Staige Davis, of 
Middlesex Co., Ya., and Elizabeth Gardner, of 
King and Queen Co., Ya.). 

Prof. Minor was admitted to Albemarle Bar 
in 1830. 

422. 1. John Staige Minor, b. University, Oct. 4, 1835; d. 

Dec. 25, 1852. 

423. 2. Mary Lancelot Minor, b. May, 1840; d. Dec. 29, 1905, 

at LTniversity. Buried University Cemetery. 

424. 3. Kate Minor, b. 1842; d. 1845. 

125. PROF. JOHN B. MINOR 

x. Second, Nannie Colston (dau. Thomas Mar¬ 
shall Colston and Eliza Jacquelin Fisher). 
Nannie Colston was sister of Susan L. Colston 
who married Capt. Charles Minor Blackford 
(350). 

1. Martha Macon Minor, b. May 31, 1861; d. July 28, 
1897. 


425 . 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


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x. Conway Whittle Sams, Oct. 23, 1890, at U. 
Va. (Son Horace Hamm Sams and Grace 
Latimer Whittle). 

426. 2. Susan Colston Minor, b. U. Va. 

x. John Wilson, Nov. 22, 1894, at U. Va.; b. 
Nuburg on the Hudson, May 14, 1861; d. 
Spring Lake, N. J., Feb. 13, 1899. (Son Thad- 
dius Wilson and Charlotte Miller). 

427. 3. John B. Minor, b. Sept. 5, 1866, at U. Va. 

x. Mrs. Arthur Johns, nee Mary Scott, Sept. 11, 
1907, of Richmond. (Dau. Col. Scott and 
Augusta Caskie). 

428. 4. Raleigh Colston Minor, b. Jan. 24, 1869, at TJ. Va. 

x. Natalie Venable, b. July 15, 1868, (dau. Col. 
Charles S. Venable and Margaret Canty Mc¬ 
Dowell. Raleigh C. Minor is Prof, of Law, 

U. Va. 

428%. 5. Nannie Jacquelin Minor. 

125. PROF. JOHN B. MINOR 

x. Third, Ellen Temple Hill, (dau. Robert Hill 
and Fannie Hill Garlich, who were cousins). 

150. MARIA MINOR, (dau. Thomas Minor and Dorathea 
Johnson). 

x. John B. Wisdom (son Tayner Wisdom and 
Rachel-, of Spottsylvania Co., Va). 

429. 1. Benjamin Henry Wisdom, b. Jan. 31, 1819; d. Oct. 

28, 1896. 

x. Belle Saffarans, Mar. 20, 1850; b. Oct. 18, 
1830; d. July 12, 1883. 

430. 2. John Minor Wisdom, b. Oct. 31, 1820; d. Oct. 19, y 

1857. 

Maria Bell, of Ky., Feb. 3, 1853; b. Nov. 13, 
1834; d. May 12, 1899. 

431. 3. Dorothy P. Wisdom, b. Aug. 31, 1822; d. April, 1880. 

x. George Washington Bradley, Sept. 25, 1840; 
b. June 3, 1813; d. Feb. 20, 1876. Montgomery ^ 
Co., Tenn. 



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THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


432. 4. Thomas W. Wisdom, b. Dec. 3, 1824; d. July 21, 1865. 

x. Clara Beaumont, 1855; b. Nov. 12, 1833. 
Owensboro, Ky. 

433. 5. Bachel Winn Wisdom, b. Feb. 15, 1829; d. Aug. 7, 

1879. 

x. W. D. Boyer, of Ky., July 13, 1847; b. June 
5, 1824; d. May 20, 1885. 

434. 6. Sallie Wisdom, b. Nov. 3, 1828. 

x. G. D. Minmus, of Ky., Aug. 14, 1849; b. Aug. 
7, 1819; d. Oct. 30, 1896. 

435. 7. Agnes Wisdom, b. Aug. 22, 1830. 

x. Joseph Ohlman, Feb. 23, 1868; b. 1830. Tenn. 

436. 8. Maria Wisdom, b. Nov. 29, 1832; d. Jan. 12, 1854. 

437. 9. Lucy Wisdom, b. Oct. 13, 1834; d. Dec. 8, 1855. 

154. THOMAS HENRY MINOR, (son Thomas Minor 
and Dorathea Johnson), 
x. Elizabeth Conner. 

438. 1. Paul Conner Minor. 

439. 2. William Minor. 

440. 3. Woodson Minor. 

151. EMILY B. MINOR, (dau. Thomas Minor and Dora¬ 

thea Johnson), 
x. Philip Jones. 

441. 1. Susan Jones, b. Nov. 25, 1825; d. Sept. 16, 1862. 

x. John Durrett, Aug. 20, 1848; b. April 23, 
1854; d. Jan. 25, 1892. 

Issue 2. 

1. Mildred Durrett, b. April 23, 1854; d. 
Jan. 25, 1892. 

2. Minor Durrett, b. Nov. 27, 1856, x Dasy 
Parris, Feb. 19, 1899. Cedar, Logan Co., 
Okla. 

152. JOHN WALLER MINOR, (son Thomas Minor and 

Dorathea Johnson). 

x. a Miss Williams. Lived in Mississippi. 

444. 1. Virginia Minor. 

x. a Mr. Roberson. 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


55 


155. LUCY ANY OVERTON MINOR, (dau. Thomas 
Minor and D. Johnson). 

x. Robert M. Childress, ( son Robert Childress and 
Ann Key Johnson, of Spottsylvania Co., Va). 

445. 1. Thomas H. Childress, b. May 4, 1840. 

x. Julia A. Clark, Jan. 8, 1867. Esmont, Va. 

446. 2. Dorothy Minor Childress, b. July 5, 1842. 

x. W. 0. Wingfield, Feb. 1861. Esmont, Va. 

447. 3. John Waller Childress, b. May 11, 1844. 

x. Fannie Tompkins, of Caroline Co., Va., Nov., 
1872. Simeon P. 0., Va. 

448. 4. Dabney Z. Childress, b. July 29, 1846; d. Nov. 10, 

1862. 

449. 5. Maria Emily Childress, b. Aug. 1848; d. Nov. 9, 1892. 

x. Charles D. Clark, Jan., 1867. 

450. 6. Sallie R. Childress, b. Sept 5, 1852; d. April 10, 1915. 

Scottsville, Va. Buried Mt. Zion Church. 

451. 7. Lucy Ida Childress, b. Nov. 15, 1854. 

x. P. P. Turner, Dec., 1883. Esmont, Va. 

161. DORATHEA MINOR, (dau. Garrett Minor and 
Eliza McWilliams), 
x. Dr. William Bankhead. 

453. 1. Georgianna Cary Bankhead, b. Aug. 26, 1830; d. 

May 8, 1890. 

x. William Edwin Moncure, Oct. 18, 1853; b. 
Aug. 26, 1824; d. Jan. 18, 1888. 

454. 2. Mary Warner Bankhead, b. Nov., 1832. 

x. Charles Bankhead, Sept. 20, 1855, (son Charles 
Bankhead, of “Carlton,” near Charlottesville, 
and his second wife, Mary Ann Carlton). 
Charles Bankhead, of “Carlton,” was son of 
Dr. John Bankhead and Mary Warner Lewis. 

455. 3. Rose Bankhead, b. Oct. 26, 1838. 

x. First, Richard Winston, Nov. 10, 1857; d. Feb. 
1861. (Son of Philip B. Winston and Jane 
Price). 

x. Second, a Mr. Seldon, (son Miles Seldon and a 
Miss Heth). 


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THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


456. 4. Betty Bankhead, b. Jan. 22, 1835. 

x. Bickerton Winston, June 1, 1853; b. Jan. 29, 
1819; d. 1900. (Son Philip B. Winston and 
Sally Pendleton). Hanover Co., Ya. 

457. 5. Ellen Bankhead, b. 1839. 

x. Eev. Jacquelin Meredith, Jan 5, 1858, (son Dr. 
Keuben Meredith and Mary Clarkson). 

458. 6. John T. Bankhead, b. July 10, 1833; d. Jan 20, 1835. 

x. Eliza Saunders, Nov. 24, 1851, (dau. Dr. 
Shields Saunders and - Otey). 

459. 7. Nora Bankhead, b. Feb. 22, 1841. 

x. Oct. 29, 1871, John Lee, (son Smith Lee and 
Nannie Mason). John Lee was a brother of 
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, C. S. A., and later U. S. A., 
also Gov. of Ya. 

The dates and entries of the Bankhead family 
are very irregular, but I give them as they were 
sent to me. 

162. WILLIAM GABRETT MINOR, (son Garrett Minor 

and Eliza McWilliams). 

x. Ann French Roots (dau. Thornes Reade Roots 
of Fredericksburg, Ya., and Ann French, of 
Spottsylvania). 

460. 1. Butler Brayne Minor, b. 1842, in Mo.; d. Jan. 21, 

1886, in Fresno Co., Cal. 
x. Fannie Perrin, May 30, 1872. 

Issue one son. 

461. 2. Nannie French Minor, b. 1847; d. in Mo., 1864. 

462. 3. Mann Page Minor, b. Nov., 1850; d. 1899. (Fresno 

Co., Cal.) 

163. GEORGE BUCKNER MINOR, of Fredericksburg, 

Ya. U. S. Navy. (Son Garrett Minor and 
Eliza McWilliams). ft <4^ 

r , x. Ann Eliza Chew, (dau. John Chew who x~a 
T'Lk » 'Miss French). 

463. 1. Jofm Chew Minor. 

164. MARY 0\ERTON MINOR, (dau. Garrett Minor 

and E. McWilliams). 



THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


57 


s. Thomas E. Eoots, (son Thos. Eeade Eoots and 
Ann French). Thos. E. Eoots and Ann French 
Eoots (162), brother and sister. 

464. 1. Thomas Eeade Eoots, b. April 3, 1840; d. Jan. 5, 1890. 

x. Nellie Tompkins, (dan. Dr. Tompkins, Eng- 
ishman, and Mrs. Luther Cunningham). 

Issue one son. 

1. Thomas Page Eoots. 

465. 2. Laurie Jacquelin Eoots, b. April 30, 1845; d. Mar. 

12, 1890. 

x. Mary Eoots, Jan. 7, 1880, (dau. Dr. Lawrence 
Eoots and Mary Cathright, of Calloway Co., 
Mo.). 

Issue one son. 

1. Felix Bonet Eoots. 

466. 3. George F. Eoots, of Fulton, Mo., b. July 6, 1840. 

x. Fannie Watson, Jan. 10, 1877. 

Issue 2. 

1. F. Eeade Eoots 

2. Francis Minor Eoots. 

467. 4. Elizabeth Eoots, b. Mar. 6, 1838. 

x. Judge Nicholas Peter Minor (176), Jan. 26, 
1866; b. Aug. 25, 1822; d. Dec. 1, 1892, in 
Louisianna, Mo. 

468. 5. Nannie Eoots, b. April 10, 1844; d. Nov. 6, 1890. 

x. Maj. Nathan C. Kouns, Nov. 1, 1864; b. Jan. 
20, 1835; d. Sept. 1, 1890. (Son of Dr. Kouns 
and Winifred Neville, of Fairfax Co., Va.). 
165. JAMES LAWEENCE MINOE, (son Garrett 
Minor and Eliza McWilliams), 
x. First, Sally C. Goode. 

469. 1. Sarah Goode Minor, b. Jan. 6, 1845. 

x. Hamilton Gamble, Dec. 22, 1863, (son Judge 
Hamilton Gamble and Caroline Coulter). 

165. JAMES LAWEENCE MINOE 

x. Second, Mrs. L. G. Smith. 

166. ANDEEW JACKSON MINOE, (son Garrett Minor 

and Eliza McWilliams), 
x. First, - Massey. 



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THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


470. 1. Lucile Minor, b. July 31, 1843; d. May 17, 1867. 

x. William Little. 

This information comes from Mary Virginia 
Minor (473). 

166. ANDREW JACKSON MINOR 

x. Second, Mrs. Mary Baldwin, nee Smith, (dan. 
Stephen Smith, of Ipiwick, Mass., and Miss 

-Caldwell). Mrs. Minor’s first husband 

was Jos. Morris Baldwin. Issue by this mar¬ 
riage, one son—Frank Morris Baldwin. 

471. 1. Alfred Kimball Minor, b. Sept. 8, 1853. 

x. Alice G-leetz, Sept. 10, 1890; b. Feb. 22, 1873^, 
St. Louis, Mo. 

472. 2. Overton Minor, b. Jan. 4, 1856; d. in infancy. 

473. 3. Mary Virginia Minor, b. Jan. 30, 1858. 

x. Rollin Clark, Sept. 19, 1883. Living (1900) 
in Iowa. 

167. PETER OVERTON MINOR, (son Garrett Minor 

and Eliza McWilliams), 
x. Susan Rhodes, of Oneida, N. ,Y. 

474. 1. Elliott Benger Minor, b. June 15, 1867. 

475. 2. James Garrett Minor, b. April 14, 1874, San Jose, 

Cal. 

476. 3. Mary Brayne Minor, b. Mar. 31, 1866. 

x. George Reede. 

168. ANN BENGER MINOR, (dau. Garrett Minor and 

Eliza McWilliams), 
x. Thomas H. Walker. 

477. 1. Lucy Walker. 

x. Henry Moore. 

Issue 2. 

1. Henry Walker Moore. 

2. Louisa Walker Moore. 

169. LIEUT. ROBERT DABNEY MINOR, C. S. N., 

Richmond, Va., (son Garrett Minor and Eliza 
McWilliams). 

x. Landonia Randolph, of Fauquir Co., Va., (dau. 
Charles Randolph and Mary Ann Mortimer). 



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59 


478. 1. Mollie Minor, b. Sept., 1851. 

x. John Bernard Lightfoot, Feb. 8, 1882; b. Mar. 
1851. (Son John B. Lightfoot, of Port Royal, 
Va., and Harriet Field). 

479. 2. Landonia R. Minor. 

x. William Sparrow Dashield, Dec. 12, 1888, (son 
Grayson Dashield and Wilhelma Sparrow). 
Issue. 

1. Robert Minor Dashield 

2. T. Grayson Dashield. 

480. 3. Annie Minor, b. Feb., 1866. 

481. 4. Elizabeth Carter Minor, b. 1870. 

x. 0. Herbert Funston, Oct. 27, 1896, (son Col. 
Janies Funston and Mary Bowen). 

482. 5. Robert Minor, b. 1872. 

170. MARY 0. MINOR, (dau. Samuel O. Minor and 
Lydia Laurie Lewis), 
x. Charles D. Eastin. 

483. 1. Samuel Overton Eastin, b. May 3, 1839. 

x. First, Annie M. Gilmer 
x. Second, Evaline Marmaduke. 

484. 2. Lydia Laurie Eastin, b. May 17, 1841. 

x. Heath I. Meriwether. 

485. 3. Nannie Lewis Eastin, b. Mar. 20, 184—. 

172. GARRETT MINOR, (son Samuel 0. Minor and 
Lydia L. Lewis), 
x. First, Hetty McClannaham. 

486. 1. Betty Minor. 

487. 2. Ada M. Minor, b. June 18, 1849. 

x. Samuel 0. Minor, Feb. 10, 1869 (493), b. July 
25, 1845. 

488. 3. Nannie 0. Minor. 

x. - S purl ark. 

489. 4. Maria Louisa Minor. 

x. Hardin Stark. 

490. 5. Lewis Garrett Minor, b. 1868. 

172. GARRETT MINOR 

x. Second, Mrs. M. Lewis Hallam, nee Lewis, 
(dau. Thos. Meriwether Lewis and Emeline 



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THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


Weimer). Mrs. Hallam had 8 children by first 
marriage. 

173. WILLIAM WOOLFORD MINOR, (son Samuel 0. 
Minor and L. L. Lewis). 

First, Susan Pepper. 

491. 1. Annie Laurie Minor, b. June, 1839. 

x. Thos. B. Hutchinson, Sept., 1860. 

492. 2. Susan E. Minor, b. Dec. 4, 1842. 

x. James Rennolds, Nov. 24, 1868. 

493. 3. Samuel 0. Minor, b. July 25, 1845. 

x. Ada M. Minor (487), Feb. 10, 1869; b. June 
18, 1849. 

494. 4. Ada McCord Minor, b. Feb. 24, 1850. 

x. Charles E. Carter, July 18, 1874; b. Aug. 24, 
1844; d. Jan. 15, 1900. 

173. WILLIAM WOOLFOED MINOR 

x. Second, Samara E. Fortune. 

495. 1. Richard L. Minor, b. Sept. 10, 1856. 

x. Lizzie Marmaduke. 

496. 2. Nicholas Peter Minor, b. April 15, 1858. 

497. 3. William Woolford Minor, b. June 30, 1861. 

498. 4. Mary M. Minor, b. July 14, 1863. 

174. DR. JAMES HUNTER MINOR, of “Music Hall,” 

Alb. Co., Ya., (son Samuel O. Minor and L. L. 
Lewis). 

x. Mary Watson Morris, (dau. William Morris 
and Nancy Watson). 

499. 1. Lizzie Morris Minor, b. Mar. 7, 1847. 

x. Robert W. Lewis, South St., Richmond, Va. 

500. 2. James Hunter Minor, b. Mar. 7, 1847. 

x. Ida Lake, Mar. 30, 1883; b. May 30, 1859, in 
Ralls Co., Mo. Lives Mexico, Mo. 

501. 3. William O. Minor, b. Nov. 14, 1847. 

x. Jennie Y. Clark, Oct. 10, 1878. Cal. 

502. 4. Thomas Watson Minor, b. Dec. 26, 1851; d. April 12, 

1916, in Richmond, Ya. 

503. 5. Richard Catlett Minor, b. June 4, 1854. 

x. Alice Thompson, Nov. 18, 1899; b. Oct. 18, 
1866. 


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61 


504. 6. Annie Laurie Minor, b. Xov. 9, 1861; d. June 7, 1864. 

175. SAMUEL OA EETOX MIXOR, (son Samuel 0. 

Minor and L. L. Lewis), 
x. Elizabeth W. Carter. 

505. 1. Xannie Minor, b. 1842; d. 1845. 

506. 2. Lydia Overton Minor, b. Xov. 23, 1846. 

x. Albert Marye Weir, May 6, 1868; b. Xov. 25, 
1844. 

507. 3. Alice Davis Minor, b. Dec. 6, 1849. 

x. Cortez Morgan Fry, Oct. 7, 1868; b. July 20, 
1848. 

508. 4. John Lewis Minor, b. Dec. 12, 1854. Salt Lake City. 

509. 5. Florence Lynn Minor, b. Xov. 27, 1857; d. April 4, 

1882. 

x. Isaac Xewton Bryson, May 19, 1881; b. Dec. 
20, 1852. 

510. 6. Peter Carr Minor, b. Mar. 12, 1860; d. Mar. 8, 

1901. 

x. Catherine A^allery, June 5, 1889; b. Mar. 21, 
1866. Plattsmouth, Xeb. 

511. 7. Augusta Cordelia Minor, b. 1863. 

x. Capt. L. A. Dorrington, Jan. 6, 1865. 

512. 8. Jessie Minor, b. May 13, 1853. 

x. David Alexander Ball, May 13, 1875; b. June 
18, 1852, Louisanna, Mo. 

176. JUDGE XICHOLAS PETER MIXOR, (son Samuel 

O. Minor and L. L. Lewis), 
x. First, Susan Hunter Lewis, (dau. Xicholas 
Hunter Lewis and Haney Terrell Meriwether). 
Susan H. Lewis had a sister, Lydia Laurie 
Lewis, who x Hon. Peter Carr. 

513. 1. Florence Lynn Minor, b. May 12, 1850; d. Oct. 24, 

1854. 

514. 2. Richard Carr Minor, b. May 27, 1853; d. July 4, 1854. 

515. 3. Peter Carr Minor, b. Aug. 3, 1857; d. Aug. 3, 1858. 

516. 4. Xicholas Lewis Minor, b. Sept. 13, 1855; d. July 25, 

1893. 


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THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


517. 


519. 


520. 

521. 

522. 

523. 

524. 

525. 

526. 

527. 

528. 


529. 

530. 

531. 


176. JUDGE NICHOLAS PETEE MINOE 

x. Second, Elizabeth Eoots (467), (dau. Thomas 
Eeade Eoots and Mary 0. Minor). (164). 

1. Fontaine Meriwether Minor, b. May 10, 1867. 
x. Flora May Fisher, b. May 5, 1868. 

177. BETTY LEWIS MINOE, (dan. Samuel 0. Minor 

and L. L. Lewis). 

x. Andrew J. Brown, (son Wm. Anderson Brown 
and Susan Woodson, of Alb. Co., Butler’s Mt). 

1. Betty Overton Brown, b. April 20, 1844. 

x. Dr. S. D. Moses, Aug. 1, 1869, (son John F. 
Moses and Mary Pierson—first wife), Knox¬ 
ville, Tenn. 

2. Susan T. Brown, b. Dec. 26, 1845. 

x. George A. Stayley, May 25, 1869. Griffin, Ga. 

3. Lydia L. Brown, b. June 10, 1849. 

x. Eev. Frank D. Moore, Nov. 18, 1873; b. Mar. 
4, 1849; d. Mar. 23, 1884.. - 

4. James Hunter Brown, b. Aug. 1, 1849. 

x. Catherine Ivingsberry, N. C., (dau. Gen. Kings- 
berry). San Antonio, Texas. 

5. Lewis Minor Brown, b. Dec. 7, 1851; d. July 12, 1867. 

6. Margaret Douglas Brown, b. Jan. 10, 1854. 

x. Harry J. Huck. 

7. Andrew L. Brown, b. Mar. 31, 1856. 

x. Dora Downs, (dau. Major Downs). 

8. Charles A. W. Brown, b. Feb. 13, 1858. 

9. Annie Cornelia Brown, b. Oct. 21, 1860. 

10. Willie Timberlake Brown, b. Nov. 22, 1862. 

x. Dr. W. E. Dole, (son Dr. S. M. Dole and Sally 
Irick-Henneberger). 

178. LYDIA L. MINOE, (dau. Samuel O. Minor and L. 

L. Lewis), 
x. Samuel McKay. 

• 1. Mahhie D. McKay. 

2. Eichard McKay. 

3. Overton M. McKay. 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 63 

198. HUGH MINOR, of “The Riggory,” Alb. Co., Va., 
(son Peter Minor, of “Ridgway,” and Lucy Gil¬ 
mer, of “Penn Park”). 

x. First, Susan Walker Fry, (dau. Col. John Fry, 
b. June, 1775; d. April, 1844, and Lucy Hay¬ 
wood, of Madison Co., Va.). 

540. 1. Lucy Haywood Minor, b. Nov. 29, 1829. 

x. Dr. Frank Fry, (son Thornton Fry). 

541. 2. Dr. John Gilmer Minor, b. July 14, 1831; d. Aug. 3, 

1915. 

x. Martha Crawford, b. June 18, 1840; d. Aug. 
24, 1909. Married Oct. 25, 1860. Bridge- 
water, Ya. 

542. 3. Thomas Austin Minor, b. Mar. 17, 1833; d. Sept., 

1858, at Weston, Mo. School teacher. 

543. 4. Susan Minor, b. Oct. 27, 1834; d. Bath Co., Ya. 

198. HUGH MINOR 

x. Second, Mary Ann Carr, (dau. Jonathan 
Boucher Carr and Barbara Ann Carr). 

544. 1. Peter Minor, b. Oct. 1, 1837; d. July 3, 1863. Killed 

at Gettysburg, Pa., in Pickett’s last charge. 
Body never found by friends. 

545. 2. George Ridgway Minor, b. Mar. 4, 1839; d. Nov. 9, 

1910, at “Riggory.” 

x. Sallie Maria Carr, May 30, 1865; b. Mar. 27, 
1839; d. Jan 7, 1899. 

546. 3. Boucher Carr Minor, b. Nov. 29, 1840; d. July, 1862, 

at “Riggory.” 

547. 4. Pattie Lee Minor, b. Jan. 29, 1843. 

x. Rev. Thos. Walker Gilmer. He d. April 5, 1869, 
in Fredericksburg; buried Charlottesville, Ya. 
(Son Gov. Gilmer and Ann Baker). 

548. 5. Ann Barbara Minor, b. Oct. 5. 1844; d. July, 1862, 

at “Riggory.” 

549. 6. Charles Minor, b. June 20, 1846; d. July 6, 1846. 

550. 7. Eleanor Yirginia Minor, b. May 30, 1848; d. Oct. 10, 

1848. 

8. Mary James Minor, b. July 29, 1849; d. Sept. 9, 1905, 
at U. Ya. 


551 . 


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THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


552. 9. Virginia Carr Minor, b. Mar. 24, 1851. 

x. John B. Minor (417), Sept. 8, 1880, at “Rig- 
gory” ; b. May 24, 1852. 

553. 10. Eleanor Maria Minor, b. Aug. 4, 1853. 

200. PATSY DIVERS MINOR, (dau. Peter Minor and 

Lucy Gilmer). 

x. Maj. Robert Grattan, of “Contentment,” Rock¬ 
ingham Co., Va., (son Robert Grattan and 
Elizabeth Thornton Gilmer). 

554. 1. Judge Charles Grattan, of Staunton, Va., b. Dec. 8, 

1833; d. June 19, 1902. 

x. Lizzie Finley, June 6, 1864, (dau. Samuel 
Brown Finley, of “River Side,” Augusta Co., 
Va., and Sarah Ann McClung). 

555. 2. Lucy G. Grattan, b. Aug, 1835. 

x. George Chrisman, Nov. 13, 1867, of Rocking¬ 
ham Co., Va.; b. June 2, 1832; d. Nov. 23, 
1915, (son Geo. H. Chrisman and Martha Her- 
ring). 

556. 3. Judge George Gilmer Grattan, of Harrisburg, Va.; 

b. Feb. 12, 1839; d. Nov., 1915. 
x. Mary Ella Henneberger, Oct. 18, 1870; b. May 
20, 1849, (dau. Andrew E. Henneberger and 
Mary E. Effinger). 

557. 4. Robert Ridgway Grattan, b. Jan. 28, 1841; d. Dec. 

27, 1862, of typhoid contracted in C. S. Army. 

558. 5. Peter Minor Grattan, b. Feb. 14, 1843; d. May 7, 

1864, of wound received in Battle of the Wilder¬ 
ness. Buried at Col. Fontaine’s, Beaver Dam, Va. 

559. 6. Mary Elizabeth Grattan, b. Mar. 5, 1847. 

x. James F. Robertson, Dec. 8, 1875. 

560. 7. Louisa Noland Grattan, b. April 1, 1850; d. Feb. 9, 

1873. 

x. Thomas S. Doyle, Sept. 13, 1870. 

561. 8. John Grattan, b. June 21, 1853; d. Oct. 26, 1907. 

201. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MINOR, of “Ridgway,” 

(son Peter Minor and Lucy Gilmer). 


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65 


562. 

563. 


564. 


565. 

566. 

567. 


568. 


569. 


570. 

571. 


x. Lucy Ann Gilmer, (dau. Dr. John Gilmer, of 
“Edgemont,” and Sarah Minor (84), “Wood- 
lawn,” Orange Co., Ya. 

1. Ann Minor, b. Oct. 11, 1835; d. July 21, 1837. 

2. Juliet Gilmer Minor, b. Aug. 9, 1839; d. June 30, 

1915. 

x. Edmond DeH. Janvier, Nov. 18, 1869; d. Nov. 
30, 1882, at “Ridgway” where they were living 
—that being her portion of father’s estate. 

3. Sarah Gilmer Minor, b. Dec. 9, 1839. 

x. Henry Minor Magruder (585), April 7, 1869; 
b. Feb. 9, 1843; d. June 1, 1891. 

4. Margaret Cabell Minor, b. 1841; d. April 11, 1843. 

5. John Gilmer Minor, d. July 10, 1846. 

6. Emma Waker Minor, b. Oct. 12, 1849; d. Aug. 17, 

1886. 

x. Lancelot Minor (415), Nov. 24, 1869; b. June 
16, 1847. 

202. DR. GEORGE GILMER MINOR, of Clarendon, 
Henrico Co., Ya., (son Peter Minor and Lucy 
Gilmer). 

x. Caroline Christian, (dau. Edmond Christian 
and Judith Bray Minge). Dr. Minor graduated 
U. Penn. Studied also in Paris. 

1. Judge Edmond Christian Minor, b. Feb. 20, 1845; d. 

Sept. 11, 1903. 

x. Kate Noble Pleasants, April 18, 1877; b. April 
8, 1857. Judge Minor was judge of Court of 
Equity, Richmond, Ya. 

2. George Gilmer Minor, b. Dec. 3, 1848; d. Feb. 27, 

1911, Richmond, Ya. 

x. Ophelia Yarborough, Nov. 10, 1880; b. Oct. 3. 
1860. 

3. Caroline Minor, b. Oct. 9, 1852; d. July 5, 1912. 

4. John Henry Minor, b. Oct. 28, 1859. 

x. Evelyn Harrison Gilliam, April 20, 1892; b. 
Jan. 1, 1870, (dau Robert Harrison Gilliam 
and Ann Gay). 


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THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


572. 


573. 


574. 

575. 


576. 

577. 

578. 

579. 

580. 

581. 


582. 


583. 


584 . 


5. Susan Watson Minor, b. July 4, 1863; d. Nov. 9, 1863. 
203. PETER CARR MINOR, (son Peter Minor and Lucy 
Gilmer). 

x. Lucy Carter, (dau. Dr. Charles Carter, Char¬ 
lottesville, and Mary Cocke, of “Edgemont,” 
south side. Alb. Co., Ya.). 

1. Mary Carter Minor, b. July 29, 1841; d. Aug. 2, 

1842. 

2. Frank Hugh Minor, b. Nov. 29, 1842; d. Oct. 11, 1872. 

3. Charles Carter Minor, b. Aug. 18, 1849; d. 1913. 

206. MARY LOUISA MINOR, (dau. Peter Minor and 

Lucy Gilmer). 

x. Maj. R. W. Noland, (son Burr Noland, of 
Loudon Co., Ya., and a Miss Powell—sister Col. 
Humphry Powell). 

1. Lloyd Noland. 

2. Lucy Noland. 

3. Charles Noland. 

4. Burr Noland. 

5. Frank Noland. 

6. Rev. Grattan Noland. 

212. MARIA LOUISA MINOR, (dau. Dr. James Minor 
and Polly Watson). 

x. B. II. Magruder, of Glenmore, Alb. Co., Ya., 
(son John Bouie Magruder, of Md., and Sarah 
Jones—aunt Maj. Horace Jones, of Charlottes¬ 
ville). 

1. Julia Yirginia Minor, b. Oct. 12, 1837. 

x. George Tyler, Feb. 5, 1862; b. Dec. 13, 1817, 
(son Henry Tyler and Lucinda Coleman). 

2. Col. John Bouie Magruder, b. Nov. 10, 1839; d. July 

3, 1863. Col. of 57th Ya. Reg. Armistead’s 
Brig. Killed at Gettysburg, Pa.; PicketPs 
charge. 

3. Evelyn May Magruder. 

x. Capt. Ellet H. De Jarnette, Jan. 19, 1864, (son 
Eliot Hawse De Jarnette and Eliz. Coleman). 
Capt. 57th Regt. 


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67 


585. 4. Henry Minor Magruder, b. Feb. 9, 1843; d. June 1, 

1891. 

x. Sarah Gilmer Minor (564), April 7, 1869; b. 
Dec. 9, 1839. 

586. 5. Horatio E. Magruder, of “Glenmore,” b. Sept. 8, 

1846. 

x. Mrs. Julia M. Wallace, nee Chewning, Dec. 12, 
1894; b. Oct. 16, 1854, (dau. W. Chewning and 
Harriet Strange). 

587. 6. Sarah Watson Magruder, b. July 31, 1849. 

x. Col. W. H. Stewart, Sept. 20, 1889; b. Sept. 
25, 1839, (son Charles Stewart and Catherine 
Garrett). 

213. JULIA ANN MINOR, (dau.-Dr. James Minor and 

Polly Watson). 

x. John Z. Holladay, (son Waller Holladay and 
Huldah Fontaine Lewis). 

588. 1. Mary Minor Holladay, b. May 4, 1837. 

x. Rev. James Allen Latinee, D. D., Sept. 7, 1855; 
b. Nov., 1831, (son Rt. Rev. Henry Waring 
Latinee). 

589. 2. Nannie Elizabeth Holladay, b. July 24, 1837. 

x. Dr. W. C. M. Randolph, Nov. 11, 1858; b. 1833, 
(son Thos. J. Randolph, of “Edge Hill,” and 
Jane H. Nicholas). 

590. 3. Sallie Watson Minor Holladay, b. April 1, 1842. 

x. Maj. Thos. Henry Johnson, April 19, 1860; b. 
Oct. 4, 1836; d. Nov. 12, 1860, (son Judge Ed¬ 
mond Johnson and Emelyne Bowyer, great- 
niece Patrick Henry). 

214. VIRGINIA MINOR, (dau. Dr. James Minor, of 

“Sunning Hill,” and Polly Watson), 
x. Henry Rawlings. 

591. 1. John Z. H. Rawlings, b. July 27, 1844; d. 1872. 

592. 2. Rev. James Minor Rawlings, b. Dec. 19, 1846; d. Feb. 

1, 1898. 

x. Helen Watson, July 7, 1868; b. Dec. 2, 1844, 
(dau. Judge Egbert R. Watson and Mary Kelly 
Norris). 


68 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


234. MAEY MINOR, of “Clifton,” (dau. Dabney Minor 

and Eliza Johnston, “Gale Hill”), 
x. Albert Gallatin Quarles (210). 

593. 1. Matilda Quarles. 

x. David Watson Quarles, (son Garrett Minor 
Quarles (207) and Polly Poindexter). 

594. 2. Henry Quarles. 

595. 3. Lucy Quarles. 

596. 4. Robert G. Quarles. 

597. 5. Duncan Quarles. 

235. CATHERINE HENRIETTE MINOR, (dau. Dab¬ 

ney Minor and Eliza Johnston), 
x. Elkanah W. Reinhart. 

598. 1. Andrew Jackson Reinhart, b. July 1, 1832; d. infancy. 

599. 2. Hanam Winchester Reinhart, b. July 4, 1833. 

x. Minnie B. Belvin, Dec. 23, 1855, (dau. Joshua 
Belvin, of Richmond, Va., and Margaret Ann 
Durham). 

600. 3. William Wirt Reinhart, b. Feb. 9, 1840. 

236. SARAH ELIZA MINOR, (dau. Dabney Minor and 

Eliza Johnston). 

x. Dr. James E. Tompkins, (son Wm. Tompkins 
and Elizabeth Cobbs). Bedford Co., Va. 

601. 1. William Dabney Tompkins, b. Dec. 11, 1826; d. 1892. 

x. Harriet Tompkins, Oct. 11, 1858, (dau. Ed¬ 
mond G. Tompkins and Sallie Staples). 

602. 2. Eliza J. Tompkins, b. June 15, 1828. 

x. John L. Coleman, Sept. 20, 1835, (son John 
H. Coleman and Sarah Nelson Nicholas). 

603. 3. Isadore Tompkins, b. Sept. 1829; d. Feb. 28, 1857. 

x. Thomas Hogure, June 1856; b. Staunton, (son 
Peter H.). 

604. 4. James E. Tompkins, b. May 22, 1832; d. Dec. 11, 

1883. 

x. Fannie E. Coleman, Dec. 7, 1853; b. Sept. 13, 
1832; d. July 31, 1901, (dau. John H. Coleman 
and Sarah Nelson Nicholas). 

5. Mary Ann Tompkins, b. Jan. 25, 1834; d. Sept. 4, 
1837. 


605 . 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


69 


606. 6. Lucy Mildred Tompkins, b. Jan. 25, 1837; d. Oct. 

26, 1838. 

607. 7. Wilson Tompkins, b. Aug. 29, 1838; d. May 29, 1897. 

608. 8. Martha Jane Tompkins, b. Aug. 25, 1841; d. May, 

1898. 

609. 9. Emma Virginia Tompkins, b. Aug. 25, 1844. 

x. Joseph L. Coleman, Eeb. 28, 1868, (son John 
H. Coleman and Sarah Nelson Nicholas). 

610. 10. Helen Staples Tompkins, b. Sept. 30, 1846. 

The above information was given by Miss 
Cary Tompkins, of “Glendower,” Alb. Co., dau. 
James E. Tompkins (604). 

237. WILLIAM W. MINOE, of “Gale Hill,” (son Dabney 
Minor and Eliza Johnston), 
x. Mary Waters Terrell, (dau. Eichmond Terrell, 
of “Glenecho,” and Sally Meriwether Overton). 

611. 1. John Dabney Minor, b. Nov. 16, 1837; d. Aug. 4, 1839. 

612. 2. William W. Minor, b. Feb. 2, 1840. First Lieut. 

C. S. A. 

x. Mary Elizabeth Howe, April 5, 1864; b. June 
21, 1840; d. Dec. 14, 1909, at “Windieknowe.” 

613. 3. Sally Overton Minor, b. April 20, 1842; d. Sept. 6, 

1848. 

614. 4. Dr. Eichmond Terrell Minor, b. Jan. 16, 1844. C. S. A. 

x. Mary Floy Irvin, Dec. 20, 1916; b. in Mo. Nov. 
30, 1877, (dau. Capt. Samuel Irvin, C. S. A., and 
Mary Margaret Nicholson, of Ark.). 

615. 5. Margaret Eandolph Minor, b. Nov. 25, 1845. 

x. John Eandolph Bryan, Eeb., 1867; b. Jan. 9, 
1844; d. Dec. 1917. Capt. C. S. A. 

616. 6. Jane Bell Minor, b. Sept. 22, 1847; d. 1914. 

x. Dr. W. C. Dabney, 1869; b. July 4, 1849; d. 
Aug. 20, 1894. Prof. U. Va. 

617. 7. John Minor, b. July 25, 1849. Alb. Home Guard, 

C. S. A. 

x. Lucy Lee Trice, May, 1891; b. Jan. 29, 1859; 
d. Sept. 3, 1897 (628). 

8. Martha Davis Minor, b. June 16, 1851; d. Dec. 14, 
1878. 


618. 


70 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


x. Joseph Bronaugh, b. 1846; d. Nov. 3, 1915. 
Manchester Va., (son Dr. Joseph B. and a Miss 
Nailor). C. S. A. 

619. 9. Mary Waters Minor, b. Mar. 31, 1853; d. June 27, 

1858. 

620. 10. Wirt Minor b. Nov. 15, 1855. 

621. 11. James Lawrence Carr Minor, b. Sept. 20, 1857; d. 

Feb. 25, 1863. 

622. 12. Mary Waters Minor, b. Aug. 29, 1859. 

x. Rev. Price H. Gwynn, Sept. 6, 1890; b. Oct. 8, 
1861. 

623. 13. Sarah Eliza Minor, b. Sept. 22, 1861. 

x. Meredith Janvier, Oct. 28, 1896. Meredith 
Janvier No. 1145. 

There were two more children—twins—who 
lived but a day or two. 

14. 

15. 

240. LUCY JANE MINOR, (dau. Dabney Minor and 
Martha Jefferson Terrell, his second wife), 
x. Col. Robert Trice, of Middlesex Co., Ya., (son 
Thos. Nelson Trice and Margaret Thurston). 

624. 1. Robert Minor Trice, b. Nov. 13, 1849; d. Dec. 15, 

1849. 

625. 2. Mary Jane Trice, b. Oct. 13, 1850; d. June 30, 1853. 

626. 3. Margaret Thurston Trice, b. Oct, 13, 1853; d. Aug., 

1880. 

627. 4. Martha Jefferson Trice, b. May 6, 1855; d. Aug., 1880. 

628. 5. Lucy Lee Trice, b. June 29, 1857; d. Sept. 3, 1897. 

x. John Minor (617), May, 1891, of “Gale Hill.” 

629. 6. Virginia Minor Trice, b. June 27, 1859; d. Aug. 15, 

1859. 

630. 7. Dr. Dabney Minor Trice, b. Sept. 27, 1860; d. Jan. 

17, 1915, at “Moore’s Brook,” near Charlottes¬ 
ville, Va. 

x. First, Rorenna G. Cocke, Aug. 22, 1883; b. July 
4, 1863; d. June 16, 1887. 

Issue 1. 

(V a _ 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


71 


Robert Nelson Trice, b. May 18, 1884; d. 
June 18, 1887. 

x. Second, Ann Waller Cocke. — Aj:r 

Dr. Trice married sisters, daughters of Judge 
William Arnold Cocke and Bettie Boston. 

245. MARY ELIZABETH MINOR, Scottsville, Va., (dan. 

James Minor and Christianna Tompkins), 
x. Samuel R. Moore. Theaford, Yt. 

631. 1. Christianna Moore, b. Aug. 24, 1841; cl. Oct 21, 1905. 

x. William Hughes, Sept. 8, 1863. 

Issue 4. 

632. 2. Samuel T. Moore, b. May 27, 1843; cl. May 24, 1889. 

x. First, Virginia Love, Feb. 27, 1872. 
x. Second, Minnie Love, Mar. 7, 1882. 

633. 3. Dabney Moore, b. Feb. 19, 1848. 

x. K. P. Daniel, Mar. 18, 1876, (clau. Jessie M. 
Daniel). 

634. 4. Hannah Moore, b. Feb. 6, 1853. 

246. ANN YANCY MINOR, (dau. James Minor and C. 

Tompkins). 

x. Rev. Albert Lewis Holladay, Missionary to 
Persia, (son Waller Holladay and Huldah F. 
Lewis). Elected President Hampden-Sidney 
College. Died before taking office. 

635. 1. Catherine Holladay, b. 1838, in Persia; d. in infancy. 

636. 2. Waller Holladay, b. April 7, 1840, in Persif; d. Oct. 1, 

1907. 

x. Kate Minor Emerson (644), June 24, 1873; b. 
Dec. 19, 1851; cl. Aug. 25, 1891, (dau. Rev. 
Luther Emerson and Judith Iv. Minor (247). 

637. 3. James Minor Holladay, b. June 23, 1841, in Persia; 

d. 1863, at “River Dale” after being confined 
in a Northern prison during Civil War. 

638. 4. Albert Lewis Holladay, b. Feb. 17, 1844, in Persia; 

d. Feb. 1, 1915. Buried at Liberty Church. 
C. S. A. 

x. Nannie Wood Eastham, Mar. 15, 1876; b. Jan. 
28, 1845, (dau. James Eastham and Rachel 
Carr). Issue one son. 




72 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


639. 5. William Armstrong Holladay, b. April 6, 1847, in 

Virginia. 

x. Margaret Miller, Oc. 20, 1886, (dan James 
Adair Miller and Isabella Graham Painter). 

640. 6. Alberta Wood Holladay, b. Dec. 21, 1856; d. Feb. 2, 

1911, at old Dabney Minor’s place near Liberty 
Church, Alb. Co. Buried Spottsylvania Co., in 
Holladay graveyard. 

247. JUDITH CATHEBINE MI NOB, (dau. James Minor 
and Christianna Tompkins), 
x. Bev. Luther Emerson, (son Bev. Jos. Emerson 
and Bebecca Hazelton). 

641. 1. Ann Bebecca Hazelton Emerson, b. Oct. 20, 1845; d. 

Dec. 1, 1851. 

642. 2. Ellen Emerson, b. Mar. 18, 1848; d. Dec., 1904. * 

Buried U. Va. She was a missionary to China 
for many years. Met with an accident on New 
York street car while on visit to America, which 
resulted her death. 

643. 3. John Knox Emerson, b. Dec. 28, 1849; d. Feb. 6, 1851. 

644. 4. Kate Minor Emerson, b. Dec. 19, 1851; d. Aug. 25, 

1891. 

x. Waller Holladay (636), June 24, 1873; b. April 
6, 1840; d. Oct. 1, 1907. 

645. 5. Joseph Baxter Emerson, b. April 13, 1854. 

x. First, Esther Ward Paulding, Mar. 31, 1883; 
b. Aug. 25; d. April 2, 1893. (Dau. John 
Paulding and Jane Casgrove). 
x. Second, Kate Priestly Paulding, June 4, 1894; 
b. July 4, 1863. (Dau. Lenord Paulding and 
Helen J. Offerty). 

John and Lenold Paulding were brothers. 

250. DB. JOHN MINOB, (son James Minor and Chris¬ 
tianna Tompkins). 

x. Elizabeth Lewis Scott, (dau. James McClure 
Scott and Sarah Travers Lewis). 

646. 1. Lucian Minor, b. Oct. 12, 1852; d. 1916. 

x. Elizabeth Webb, Feb. 14, 1877. Nashville, Tenn. 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


73 


647. 

648. 

649. 

650. 

651. 

652. 


653. 

654. 

655. 


656. 

657. 

658. 

659. 


2. Dr. James Lancelot Minor, b. Oct. 14, 1854. 

x. Margaret Eogers, Nov. 21, 1889. (Dau. Dr. 
Wm. Egbert Eogers and Elizabeth Battle). 
Memphis, Tenn. 

3. Lucy Landon Minor, b. Feb. 5, 1857; d. Aug. 28, 1857. 

4. Katherine L. Minor, b. Aug. 25, 1859. 

x. Edward Wyatt Genkins, June. 7, 1894; b. April 
4, 1853; d. June 26, 1896. 

5. Mary Love Minor, b. Mar. 15, 1862. 

x. Lewis Littlepage Holladay, Jan. 29, 1889, (son 
Waller L. Holladay and Isabella Henderson). 

6. John Baily Minor, b. April 2, 1866; d. Sept. 1, 1883. 

Accidently shot. 

7. Elizabeth Virginia Minor, b. May 12, 1874. 

251. MAETHA JANE MINOE, (dau. James Minor and C. 
Tompkins). 

x. Fayette Harris, of Louisa Co., Va., (son Mile¬ 
tus Harris and Lydia Cole). 

1. Florence Harris, b. Nov., 1852; d. April 26, 1905. 

x. Eev. Frank McCutcheon, Nov. 22, 1876, (son 
Adderson McCutcheon and Ann Buchannan, of 
Augusta). 

2. Nannie Minor Harris, b. Nov. 21, 1854; d. July 7, 

1885. 

3. Etta Catherine Harris. 

260. MAEY ANN MINOE, (dau. Dabney Minor and Lucy 
Herndon). 

x. Garret Minor Meriwether, (son Thos. Meri¬ 
wether and Nancy Minor (70). 

1. Lucy Ann Meriwether, b. July 11, 1820; d. July 26, 

1821. 

2. Lucy Ann Meriwether, b. May 22, 1822; d. April 14, 

1844. 

x. John Hull, of Miss., Nov. 29, 1842. 

3. Dabney Minor Meriwether, b. Aug. 26, 1823; d. Sept. 

18, 1824. 

4. Louisa Minor Meriwether, b. Dec. 11, 1825; d. Oct. 

16, 1826. 


74 THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 

660. 5. Minor Meriwether, b. Jan. 15, 1827. 

x. Elizabeth E. Avery, Jan. 5, 1852. 

661. 6. Mies Meriwether, b. Jan. 26, 1831. 

x. Lide P. Smith, Oct. 25, 1855. 

261. NANCY MERIWETHER MINOR, (dan. Dabney 
Minor and L. Herndon). 

x. Peter Scales, (son Nathanial Scales, of N. C., 
1805 and Mary France). One time lived in 
Patrick Co., Va. All the children of Nancy 
M. Minor Scales born at “Woodlawn,” Orange 
Co., Ya. 

662. 1. Ellen Scales, b. Jan. 1, 1828; d. Dec. 25, 1860, in 

Miss. UM. 

663. 2. Mary Scales, b. May 14, 1830. 

x. George N. Robinson, Sept., 1855. 

664. 3. Joseph Watkins Scales, b. Aug. 12, 1832; d. June 29, 

1896. 

x. Hattie Morris Barker, Sept. 25, 1873. Clarks¬ 
ville, Tenn. 

665. 4. Henry Minor Scales, b. May 7, 1835; d. Aug. 4, 1868. 

x. Sally Banks, June 12, 1866. Mississippi. 

666. 5. John Laidly Scales, b. Jan. 19, 1839; d. Feb. 1, 1852. 

Miss. 

667. 6. Lucy Minor Scales, b. Nov. 13, 1839. 

x. John Adair Humphries, Jan. 1, 1859. Miss. 

668. 7. Dabney Minor Scales, b. June 1, 1841. 

x. Mrs. Susan Powell, nee Winchester. Dabney 
M. Scales, attorney-at-law, Memphis, Tenn. 

669. 8. Cordelia Lewis Scales, b. July 18,1843. 

x. Benjamin Cottrell Gray. Mississippi. 

263. HENRY LAURENS MINOR, (son Dabney Minor 
and Lucy Herndon). 

x. Margaret Whitelaw Herndon, (dau. Edward 
Herndon and Sarah Herndon, and grand¬ 
daughter Nancy Minor (22) who married 
Joseph Herndon). She later x Rev. M. Fife. 

1. James Lewis Minor, b. Aug. 9, 1831; d. Sept. 17, 
1832. 


670 . 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


75 


671 . 

672 . 

673 . 

674 . 


675 . 


682 . 


683 . 


684 . 

685 . 


264 . CORDELIA LEWIS MINOR, (dau. Dabney Minor 
and L. Herndon). 

x. Dr. Samuel Hobson Dabney (son Samuel Dab¬ 
ney and-Hobson). 

1. Mildred Hobson Dabney. 

2 . Samuel Hobson Dabney, b. 1835 in Ivy.; d. 1861. 

x. Mary S. Cabains, 1854. Tenn. 

3. Mary Ann Dabney, b. Mar. 25, 1837. 

x. First, Thos. B. Cottrell, of Miss., 1853. 

x. Second, Augusta Branch, 1868. 

4. Cordelia. Lewis Dabney, b. 1839, in Ivy.; d. July, 1895. 

x. Dr. James W. Gray, 1856. “Holly Springs,” 
Miss. 

266. DABNEY MINOR, (son Dabney Minor and L. 
Herndon). 

x. Jane Hull. 

1. Lucy Herndon Minor, b. May 6, 1835; d. May 6, 1889, 
at “Holly Springs,” Miss. 

x. Maj. Belton Mickle, of Ala. 

268. FRANCIS MINOR, (son Dabney Minor and Lucy 
Herndon). 

x. Virginia Louisa Minor (332), (dau. Warner 
Minor and Maria Timberlake). 

1. Francis Gilmer Minor, b. Feb. 5, 1852; d. May 15, 
1866, from wound when accidently shot. 

280. ELIZA MINOR, (dau. Archibald Minor and Ann D. 
Rawlins). 

x. Edwin Hill, (son Henry Hill, of “Mt. Gideon,” 
Caroline Co., Va., and his first wife Sarah 
Terry Woolfork). 

1. Elizabeth Spottswood Hill, b. Dec. 7, 1834; d. 1908. 

x. Giles Carr Courtney, Aug. 2, 1866; b. King and 
Queen County, Va., April 13, 1827; d. April 2, 
1892. (Son Robert Courtney and Sarah Camp¬ 
bell). 

2. Harriet Hill. 

x. George W. King. 

3. Henry Minor Hill, d. April 11, 1862, in Goldsboro, 
N. C., hospital. Belonged to 30th Va. Regt. 



76 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


686. 4. Mary Ellen Hill. 

x. Lewis H. Tunstall, b. May 7, 1837, (son Richard 
Gregory Tunstall and Jane Gresham Hill). 

687. 5. Edwin Archibald Hill, d. July 12, 1864. Belonged to 

“Bell Isle” reserves. Drowned while bathing. 

688. 6. Georgianna Hill. 

x. Henry A. Ware. 

689. 7. Susan Josephine Hill. 

690. 8. Matilda Coleman Hill. 

293. ANN VIRGINIA MINOR, (dau. Judge Henry Minor 
and Frances Throckmoton Barbour), 
x. John Giliam Friend, (son Nathanial Green 
Friend and Eliza Gilliam). Judge Minor (94), 
of Huntsville, Ala., 1825. Afterwards Judge of 
Supreme Court of the state. 

691. 1. Fannie Friend. 

692. 2. Eliza Friend, d. Feb. 23, 1898. 

693. 3. Ann Virginia Friend. 

694. 4. Mary Minge Friend. 

x. James D. Harwell, in Petersburg, Va.; b. 1844. 

695. 5. Maria Ella Friend, d. May 4, 1878. 

696. 6. Alice Friend, b. Dec. 6, 1852; d. Nov. 23, 1854. 

697. 7. John Gilliam Friend, b. Dec. 18, 1850; d. Nov. 28, 

1890. 

x. Lula Dunn, (dau. Col. Wm. D. Dunn and 
Louisa Horston). 

698. 8. Henry Minor Friend, b. Sept. 6, 1846. 

x. Amanda Moore, 1883. Mobile, Ala., (dau. Col. 
Sydenham Moore and Amanda Hobson). 

296. MARIA TILINGHAS MINOR, (dau. Judge Henry 
Minor and F. T. Barbour), 
x. Dr. Ezra Bouchelle, of Boligee, Ala., (son Dr. 
Jessie C. Bouchelle and Frances Cunningham 
Bouchelle). 

699. 1. Fannie Minor Bouchelle, b. 1845; d. May 30, 1872. 

700. 2. Philip Minor Bouchelle, b. 1853; d. Nov. 22, 1876. 

702. 4. Benjamin Rush Bouchelle, b. 1855; d. 1856. 

703. 5, Maria Barbour Bouchelle, b. 1847. 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


77 


704. 6. Ezra Fish Bouchelle, b. Mar. 20, 1857. 

x. Sarah Gould, Feb. 6. 1878; b. Mar. 14, 1859, 
(dau. J. McK. Gould and Delia F. Gould). 

705. 7. John Friend Bouchelle, b. Oct. 1859; d. 1866. 

706. 8. Henry Tutwiler Bouchelle, b. 1864. 

x. Junius B. Gould, Nov. 10, 1886; b. April 2, 
1866, (dau. J. McK. Gould and Delia F. Gould). 

707. 9. Lucy Amanda Bouchelle, b. July, 1859; d. 1874. 

297. LA FAYETTE MINOR, (son Judge Henry Minor 

and Frances T. Barbour), 
x. Hattie Fleming. 

708. 1. John Lancelot Minor, b. 1864; d. 1892. Birmingham, 

Ala. A doctor. 

299. DR. PHILIP PENDLETON BARBOUR MINOR, 
(son Judge Henry Minor and F. T. Barbour), 
x. Eliza W. Perry, (dau. Guston Perry and Mary 
Boddie Perry). 

709. 1. Lucy Barbour Perry, b. 1861; d. in infancy. 

710. 2. Dau. b. 1863. 

711. 3. Fannie Friend Minor, b. 1864. 

x. Dr. E. P. Riggs, of Birmingham, Ala. 

712. 4. Mary Perry Minor, b. 1870; d. in infancy. 

713. 5. Caroline Boddie Minor, b. 1872. 

x. Rev. Jules Yern Penn. Brookraven, Miss. 

714. 6. Philip Barbour Minor, b. 1874; d. in infancy. 

715. 7. Philip Barbour Minor, b. 1875. 

x. Delia Thornton Bouchelle, April 6, 1899. 

716 8. Elise Minor. 

301. LUCY LANDON MINOR, (dau. Judge Henry Minor 
and F. T. Barbour), 
x. Dr. Joseph C. Hamilton. 

717. 1. Fannie Barbour Hamilton. 

x. Richard B. Sheppard, Mt. Yernon, Ala. 

718. 2. Charlotte Anna Hamilton. 

x. J. B. Swift., Chicora, Miss. 

719. 3. Joseph Courten Hamilton. 

720. 4. Henry Minor Hamilton. 


78 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


317. MAJ. JOHN MINOR, of "Sailors Rest” Term., (son 

Charles Minor and Mary H. West), 
x. Betty J. Smoot, (dau. Wm. Gilmore Smoot, of 
Va., and Susan Courtney Bennett). 

721. 1. John Minor, b. Mar. 22, 1874; d. Mar. 10, 1900. 

722. 2. William Smoot Minor. 

723. 3. Joseph West Minor. 

724. 4. Susan Minor. 

318. CHARLES MINOR, of Cumberland City, Tenn., (son 

Charles Minor and Mary H. E. West), 
x. Margaret Parchman, (dau. John Parchman and 
Sally Kelly). 

725. 1. Nannie West Minor, b. 1868. 

x. Perry Bradley, 1895. 

726. 2. John Maurice Minor, b. 1870. 

727. 3. West Minor, b. 1872. 

728. 4. Walter Cave Minor, b. 1872. (West and Walter, twins.) 

x. Margaret Williams, 1899. 

729. 5. Charles Minor, b. 1874. 

730. 6. Kelly Minor, b. 1876; d. 1891. 

731. 7. Martie Minor, b. 1878. 

732. 8. Cave Minor, b. 1880; d. 1889. 

733. 9. Robert Minor, b. 1883. 

734. 10. Abner Minor, b. 1887. 

330. LEWIS MADISON MINOR, (son Warner Minor and 

Maria Timberlake). 
x. - Holtzclaw. 

735. 1. Warner Byars Minor. 

736. 2. Mary Ellen Minor. 

x. Denison. 

331. MARY MILDRED MINOR, (dau. Warner Minor 

and M. Timberlake). 

x. John P. H. Lee Woodward, (son Richard Wood¬ 
ward and Lettice Lee Whiting). 

737. 1. Warner Minor Woodward, b. Aug. 14, 1844; d. Oct. 

9, 1912. 

x. Mary E. Stewart, (dau. Rev. Kinsley Stewart 
and Harriett Lee). 



THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


79 


738. 2. John Douglas Woodward, b. July 12, 1846. 

x. Marie Louise Simmons, Feb. 4, 1875, (dau. 
Geo. Henry Simmons, of Baltimore, Md., and 
Mary Elizabeth -). 

739. 3. Bichard Lee Woodward, Covington, Ky., b. Aug. 15, 

1858; d. Oct. 23, 1873, in Bichmond, Ya. 

334. LUCY ELLEN MINOB, (dau. Warner Minor and 

Maria Timberlake). 

x. Bichard William Swann, (son Joshua Swann 
and his second wife, Mary Ann Eliza Tompkins). 
Joshua Swann, uncle of Mary Ann Swann who 
x. Lancelot Minor (123). 

740. 1. Charles Burton Swann, b. 1845; d. 1846. 

741. 2. Warner Minor Swann, b. May 24, 1846. 

x. Mattie Holland, Dec., 1892. 

742. 3. Annie Maria Swann, b. 1849. 

x. Geo. H. Saunders, Aug., 1874. 

743. 4. William Henry Swann, b. Sept. 8, 1851. 

744. 5. Mary Louisa Swann, b. Nov. 3, 1853. 

745. 6. Ellen Lewis Swann, b. Oct. 28, 1854. 

746. 7. Lucy Byars Swann, b. May 26, 1856. 

x. Samuel Wooding, Feb. 3, 1875. 

747. 8. James Wertenbaker Swann, b. Aug. 28, 1858. 

748. 9. Bichard Tompkins Swann, b. Mar. 4, 1860. 

x. Ocile Bogan, April 9, 18—. 

749. 10. Samuel Amory Swann, b. April 26, 1862. 

x. Ermine Trueman, Nov. 26, 1886. 

750. 11. Eliza Swann, b. Feb. 3, 1864; d. 1864. 

751. 12. Bobert Woodward Swann, b. Dec. 31, 1864. 

x. Jennie Hill, Mar. 15, 1893; b. Charleston, S. C., 
(dau. Archibald Hill and Tabiatha Barnette). 

752. 13. John Douglas Swann, b. 1866; d. 1866. 

335. MABIA WABNEB MINOB, (dau. Warren Minor and 
M. Timberlake). 

x. William H. B. Workman, Camden, S. C., (son 
John Workman and Bebecca Jackson). 

1. Louise Workman. 

2. Ella Goodwin Workman, b. Aug. 28, 1852. 


753 . 



80 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


754. 3. Charles Edward Workman, b. July 30, 1864. 

x. Bose Douglas, (dau. Campbell Douglas and 
Sarah Tobias). Charleston, S. C. 

755. 4. Florence Woodward Workman, b. Dec. 4, 1856. 

756. 5. Eev. Wm. Hay Workman, b. May 16, 1858. 

x. E. Pauline Burgess, Nov. 16, 1887; b. June 
28, 1864. (Dau. James Madison Burgess and 
Mrs. Anna C. Keels, nee Canty). 

360. LUCY LANDON MINOB, (dau. Lewis Willis Minor 
and Eloise Ineraity). 

x. William H. White, (son Wm. White and Henri- 
ette Kemp Turner). 

757. 1. Eloise Ineraity White, b. Mar. 10, 1871. 

x. 0. G. Hinton, b. May 22, 1868, (son John E. 
Hinton and Ella Bland. Issue 2. 

758. 2. W. H. Landon White, b. April 24, 1877. 

x. Ida Ellis. 

759. 3. Lewis Willis White. 

364. CHAELES L. C. MINOE, of Baltimore, Md., (son 
Lucias H. Minor and Catherine F. Berkley). 

x. Fannie A. Cazenove, (dau. Lewis Albert Caze- 
nove and Fannie Anne Ansley). 

760. 1. Fannie A. Minor. 

x. Eev. James F. Plummer, Oct. 17, 1895; b. in 
Warren Co., N. C. (Son of Edward Armistead 
Plummer and Lucy Fitts). 

761. 2. Anne Cazenove Minor. 

x. Eev. Andrew G. Grinnan, Oct. 17, 1895; b. 
1868; d. Mar. 11, 1917, Grace Hospital, Eich- 
mond, Va., (son Dr. Andrew G. Grinnan and 
Georgia Bryan). 

366. CAETEE NELSON BEEIvLEY MINOE, (son 
Lucias H. Minor and Catherine F. Berkley). 

x. Susan Watson Fontaine, (dau. James Fontaine 
and Juliet Morris). 

764. 1. James Fontaine Minor, b. July 24, 1876. 

x. Lilian Forbes Lyman, Oct. 18, 1906, (dau. 
Henry L. Lyman and Jane Ellen Newman). 


V 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


81 


765. 

766. 


767. 

768. 

769. 


780. 


781. 

782. 


783. 

784. 

785. 

786. 

787. 

788. 


2. Berkley Minor, b. May 8, 1879. 

3. Charles Landon Carter Minor, b. July 21, 188—; 

d. Dec. 188—. 

368. KATE MEADE MINOR, (dau. Lucias H. Minor and 
Catherine Frances Berkley). 
x. Richard Morris Fontaine, (son Col. Edmund 
Fontaine and Maria Louise Shackleford, of 
“Beaver Dam,” Hanover Co., Va.). 

1. Edmund Fontaine, b. June 24, 1875. 

2. Richard Morris Fontaine, b. Feb. 8, 1877. 

3. Catherine Minor Fontaine, b. Mar. 14, 1879. 

x. Charles Edward Moran, (son Isaac N. Moran 
and Eleanor Harriett Nourse). b. Mar. 14, 1884 ; 
x. April 3, 1912. Issue 4. 

4. Berkley Minor Fontaine, d. Nov. 25, 1918, in Chicago; 

b. May 26, 1881. 

x. Louise Neimyer, June 18, 1913. 

5. Charles Landon Carter Fontaine, b. Dec. 22, 1883; d. 

Nov. 11, 1888. 

6. Maria Louise Shackleford Fontaine, b. Jan. 1, 1887. 

x. William Jackson Mann, Jr., (son Wm. Jackson 
Mann) ; b. July 12, 1887. Married, Sept. 29, 
1913. 

370. JUDGE ROBERT B. MINOR, of Texas, (son Lucias 
H. Minor and C. F. Berkley), 
x. Routez Houston, (dau. Gray Jones Houston and 
Eliz. Anderson Maverick Weyman). 

1. Houston Minor, b. Aug. 29, 1882. 

2. Robert Berkley Minor, b. July 15, 1884. 

3. Elizabeth Weyman Minor, b. Dec. 29, 1886. 

4. Joseph Houston Minor, b. June 22, 1890. 

5. Catherine Francis Minor, b. Oct. 2, 1896; d. May 21, 

1899. 

6. Bryan Houston Minor, b. Dec. 14, 1898; d. June 14, 

1900. 

376. HELEN WILLIS MINOR, (dau. James Monroe 
Minor and Ellen J. Pierrepont). 
x. Rev. Nathaniel Stephen Castleton Poyntz, of 
Dorchester-on-Thames, Ox., Eng. 


82 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


789. 

790. 

791. 

792. 


803. 

804. 


805 . 


1. Steven Poyntz. 

2. Ronald Poyntz. 

3. Alban Poyntz. 

4. John Michael Poyntz. 

378. DR. CHARLES L. MINOR, of Asheville, N. C., (son 

Dr. James Monroe Minor and Ellen J. Pierre- 
pont). 

x. Mary McDowell Venable, (dau. Prof. Charles 
Scott Venable, of U. Va., and Margaret Canty 
McDowell, dau. Gov. McDowell of Va.). 

1. Lucy Landon Minor, b. London, Eng., Aug. 25, 1892. 

x. Lieut. Paul B. Barringer, Dec. 31, 1919, (son 
Dr. Paul Barringer, “Hill Crest,” Alb. Co., Va.). 

2. John Minor, b. Washington, D. C., Oct. 25, 1893. 

x. 1922. 

3. Margaret Canty McDowell Minor, b. Asheville, N. C., 

Aug. 17, 1895; d. Dec. 1897. 

4. Mary McDowell Venable Minor, b. Asheville, N. C., 

Nov. 22, 1898. 

379. THOMAS LANCELOT MINOR, (son Wm. Tomp¬ 

kins Minor and Ann Redd), 
x. Maria Slaughter, of W. Va., (dau. Henry 
Slaughter and Sarah Blackwell). 

1. Henry Slaughter Minor. In Texas. 

2. William Staunton Minor. 

380. DR. LUCIAN MINOR, (son Wm. T. Minor and 

Frances Thacker Washington, his second wife), 
x. First, Ann E. Mosely, (dau. Dr. John P. 
Mosely and Frances Kimble). Dr. Minor 
studied medicine at IT. Va., and in Charleston, 

S. C. 

1. William Tompkins Minor, b. May 11, 1854; d. June 
2, 1888. 

x. Ellen Thompson, Sept. 1881; d. July 17, 1889. 
Lived near Pine Bluff, Ark. 

Issue 1. 

1. W. T. Minor, Jr., b. June 15, 1889. Lived 
in Little Rock, Ark. 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


83 


806. 2. John Mosely Minor, b. Feb. 17, 1856. 

x. Cynthia King, Dec. 17, 1885; b. May 1, 1865; 
(dau. Claude King and Mary Cummings, Leigh¬ 
ton, Ala.). 

807. 3. Bessie Kimball Minor, b. 1860. 

x. R. I. Pool. Lived in Texarkana, Ark. 

808. 4. Mary Ann Minor, b. June 22, 1864. 

x. Jefferson S. Davis, June 15, 1886; b. Feb. 6, 
1861, (son Absolom L. Davis and Anne Tennell, 
Decatur, Ala.). 

380. DR. LUCIAN MINOR 

x. Second, Sally Agnes Burt. 

809. 1. Mildred Waldon Minor, b. Oct. 11, 1873. 

810. 2. Henry A. Minor, b. Jan. 1879. 

811. 3. Lucian L. Minor, b. Jan. 13, 1883. 

381. MARY ANN MINOR, (dau. Wm. T. Minor and F. 

Thacker Washington). 

x. Drewry Y. Mosely, (son Wm. Mosely and Tem¬ 
perance Vaughn, both of Charlotte Co., Va.). 

812. 1. Francis T. Mosely, b. Mar. 31, 1846; d. June 30, 1876. 

x. George G. Roop, June 23, 1876; b. Dec. 25, 
1844. 

813. 2. William Minor Mosely, b. Oct. 9, 1849. 

x. Lucy J. Wilson, May 16, 1888; b. 1849. 

814. 3. Edward Mosely, b. Mar. 16, 1854; d. April 1, 1891. 

x. Helen Barker, Dec. 11, 1883; b. April 11, 1854. 

815. 4. Lady Mosely, b. June 23, 1856. 

x. Geo. G. Roop, Dec. 19, 1882; b. Dec. 25, 1844. 
See 812. 

816. 5. Lucian M. Mosely, b. July 31, 1861; d. April 26, 1895. 

x. Laura Foote Bouldon, Dec. 18, 1884; b. Aug., 
1865. 

817. 6. Maria Lancelot Mosely, b. Dec. 1, 1863. 

x. Wm. H. Graham, June 12, 1886. 

818. 7. Ann Vivian Mosely, b. July 9, 1866. 

819. 8. Drewry Ella Mosely, b. Dec. 19, 1868. 

382. DR. HENRY A. MINOR, Macon, Miss., (son William 

T. Minor and F. T. Washington). 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 

x. First, Mrs. Mary Ann Kimble, nee Dent, (dau. 
Hutcherson Dent and Anna Longstreet, sister of 
General Longstreet, C. S. A.). 

1. Anna Dent Minor, b. Aug. 8, 1866. 
x. A. T. Dent, Sept. 8, 1887; b. Mar. 25, 1863, 

(son Wm. Dent and Mary E. Witherspoon). 

2. Henry Dent Minor, b. Mar. 9, 1868. 
x. Florence Frayser, Apr. 26, 1897 (dau. Dudley 

Frayser and Mary Love), Memphis, Tenn. 

3. Fannie Washington Minor, b. Dec. 23, 1869. 

4. Henry Augustine Minor, b. Mar. 1, 1872. 

5. Lancelot Longstreet Minor, b. May 12, 1876. 

382. DR. HENRY A. MINOR 
x. Second, Mrs. Ellen R. Bachtel, nee Ferris (dau. 

Eugene Ferris and Lucy Micou). 

383. LOL T ISE E. MINOR (dau. Wm. Tompkins Minor 
and Frances T. Washinton). 

x. John A. Lile (son Thos. Lile and America Alli¬ 
son). 

825. 1. John L. Lile, b. Sept. 2, 1857. 

x. Apr. 3, 1888, Susan C. Baker, b. Jan. 6, 1862 
(dau. John C. Baker and Susan Council). 

826. 2. William Minor Lile, b. Mar. 28, 1859. 

x. Maud Carson, June 25, 1888; b. July 20, 1869 
(dau. Rev. T. M. Carson and Victoria Ellen Al¬ 
lison). William Minor Lile, Prof. Law, U. Va. 

827. 3. Samuel Lile, b. Mar. 16, 1861. 

x. Ann H. Bouldin (835), Mar. 9, 1886; b. July 
14, 1861; d. Mar. 2, 1917 (dau. Hilary Bouldin 
and Fannie R. Minor (384), of Lynchburg, 
Va.). 

828. 4. Henry T. Lile, b. Oct. 15, 1863. 

x. Emma B. Orr, Dec. 20, 1891; b. Aug. 10, 1869 
(dau. Jonathan Orr and Mattie Burleson). 

829. 5. Virginia Lile, b. Mar. 26, 1867. 

x. Allen R. Campbell, Dec. 14, 1889; b. May 17, 
1859 (son Archibald Campbell and Caroline 
Berry). 

6. Peyton Harrison Lile, b. Mar. 15, 1869. 


84 

820. 

821. 

822. 

823. 

824. 


830 . 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


85 


831. 7. Louisa Lile, b. Dec. 18, 1871. 

x. Richard 0. Darwin, June 4, 1893; b. Sept. 18, 
1869 (son Samuel F. Darwin and Sarah Pick¬ 
ett). 

832. 8. Burkett W. Lite, b. Oct. 30, 1874. 

x. Mary S. Morris, Mar. 4, 1896; b. Feb. 22, 1876 
(dau. Moses N. Morris and Madeline Harri¬ 
son). 

833. 9. Mary Anne Lile, b. Dec. 4, 1876. 

x. Reinhold Rogers, Oct. 15, 1902; b. Mar. 29, 
1876 (son Geo. J. Rogers and Ella Floyd). 

834. 10. Francis D. Lile, b. Feb. 11, 1880. 

384. FANNIE RICKS MINOR (dau. Wm. T. Minor and 
F. T. Washington). 

x. First, Hilary Mosely Bouldin (son Richard 
Bouldin and Anne Ferrell). 

836. 1. Ann Hilary Bouldin; d. Mar. 5, 1917, at Lynchburg, 

Ya. 

x. Dr. Samuel Lile (827), Mar. 9, 1886; b. Mar. 
16, 1867. Physician in Lynchburg, Ya. (son 
John Lile and Louise E. Minor (383). 

384. FANNIE RICKS MINOR 

x. Second, J. Council Baker. 

836. 1. Susan Council Baker, b. Apr. 15, 1868. 

x. O. B. Greaves, Nov. 1897. 

837. 2. John Lile Baker, b. July 27, 1870. 

385. MILDRED PRATT MINOR (dau. Wm. T. Minor 

and F. T. Washington). 

x. Daniel Waldin (son Recia Waldin and Nannie 
Clark). 

838. 1. Minor Waldin, b. June 11, 1869. 

x. Maggie K. Naville, Nov. 1, 1893. 

839. 2. Henry T. Waldin, b. July 17, 1872. 

840. 3. Anne B. Waldin, b. Oct. 9, 1876. 

841. 4. Augusta Waldin, b. Feb. 12, 1879. 

842. 5. Julia G. Waldin, b. Jan. 22, 1882. 

386. WILLIAM PETER MINOR, Macon, Miss, (son Wm. 

T. Minor and Francis T. Washington). 


86 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


x. Maria Lucas (dau. Walter Lucus and Eliza 
Longstreet). 

843. 1. Fannie E. Minor, b. July 3, 1871. 

x. July 28, 1896, J. Fisher Ames, b. Feb. 14, 
1862 (son of C. B. Ames and Sarah Long- 
street) . 

844. 2. Mary Ann Minor, b. May 5, 1873. 

x. Robert T. Saunders, June 4, 1895. 

845. 3. Sally Minor, b. Sept. 10, 1877. 

x. Ernest Noffsinger. Oakland, Cal. 

846. 4. Maria Lucas Minor, b. June 25, 1879. 

x. F. P. Stevenson. Alabama. 

847. 5. Henry Augustine Minor, b. May 24, 1881. 

848. 6. Walter Lucus Minor, b. Feb. 5, 1883. 

849. 7. Lucian W. Minor, b. Aug. 28, 1884. 

850. 8. William Peter Minor, b. Jan. 20, 1886. 

851. 9. Longstreet Minor, b. June 10, 1888. 

852. 10. Mildred Washington Minor, b. Jan. 14, 1890. 

387. SALLY MINOR (dau. Wm. T. Minor and F. T. 

Washington). 

x. Eugene A. Ferris (son Eugene Ferris and Lucy 
Micou (see 382). Eugene B. Ferris, brother 
to Dr. Henry A. Minor’s sec. wife). 

853. 1. Eugene B. Ferris, b. Aug. 21, 1873. 

854. 2. Lucian O. Ferris, b. Dec. 29, 1878. 

855. 3. Francis R. Ferris, b. Apr. 9, 1881. 

856. 4. Louisa Lile Ferris, b. Nov. 20, 1885. 

857. 5. Mildred W. Ferris, b. Feb. 6, 1888. 

388. CLARA MORRIS MINOR (dau. Lucian Minor and 

Lavinia C. Price), 
x. John G. Lynn. 

858. 1. John G. Lynn, b. Apr. 3, 1870. 

859. 2. Edward D. Lynn, b. July 10, 1872. 

860. 3. Clarence Lynn, b. 1874. 

389. LUCIAN MINOR of Galveston, Texas (son Lucian 

Minor and Lavinia C. Price), 
x. Anne McCullough (dau. Rev. John McCul¬ 
lough and Mary J. Biddle). 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


87 


861. 

862. 

863. 

864. 


865. 


866 . 


870. 

871. 

872. 

873. 


874. 

875. 

876. 


877. 


1. Lucian Minor, b. Sept. 7, 1884. 

2. Margaret Minor, b. June 29, 1886. 

3. Anne Warrick Minor, b. Jan. 20, 1891. 

4. Dorothy Vernon Minor, b. July 13, 1892. 

390. ELIZA YIXSTOX MIXOE (dau. Lucian Minor 
and L. Price), 
x. E. C. Peeor. 


1. Lilly W. Peeor, b. Sept. 1875. 

391. FAEEELL DABXEY MIXOE (son Lucian Minor 
and L. Price). 

x. Eleanor Stuart (dau. Hamilton Stuart and a 
Miss Chambers). 

1. Farrel Dabney Minor, b. Apr. 10, 1889. 

401. FAXXIE CAMPBELL MIXOE (dau. Lancelot 
Minor and Sarah Winston), 
x. Eobert C. Berkley (son Eobt. C. Berkley and 
Catherine Smith). 

1. Lancelot Minor Berkley, b. July 16, 1864. 

2. Eobert Carter Berkley, b. Xov. 18, 1866. 

3. William Xathanial Berkley, b. Xov. 9, 1868. 

4. Fannie C. Berkley, b. Oct. 9, 1877. 

404. MAEY ALEATHA MIXOE (dau. Lancelot Minor 


and Sarah Winston). 

x. William H. Maclin (son J. H. Maclin and 
Laura Taylor). 

1. J. H. Maclin, b. Apr. 15, 1873. 

2. Lancelot Minor Maclin, b. Xov. 11, 1874. 

3. Edward Silver Maclin, b. Dec. 13, 1885. 

405. KITTY TEMPLE MIXOE (dau. Lancelot Minor 
and Mary Ann Swann—sec. wife) L > 
x. John D. Eogers, (son Gar" Asa Eogers and 
Eleanor Lee Orr). 

1. Ellen Lee Eogers, b. Oct. 3, 1883. 

x. Sept. 7, 1910, Dr. Geo. King Logan at Lexing¬ 
ton, Ya. 

2. John Dalsymple Eogers, b. Dec. 31, 1886. Capt. in 

U. S. A., 1919. 


878 . 


88 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


879. 3. Kitty Minor Rogers, b. Aug. 8, 1889. 

x. W. J. Wilcox, Maj. in U. S. A., 1918, lawyer 
at Harrisburg, Pa. (Son of Wm. A. Wilcox of 
Scranton, Pa.) 

407. ELIZABETH MINOR (clau. Lancelot Minor and 
Mary Ann Swann). 

x. Rev. Thos. Mowbray, (son Richard Mowbray 
and Isabell McGuire of Edinburg, Scot.). 

880. 1. Mary L. Mowbray, b. Nov. 17, 1888. 

881. 2. Thomas R. Mowbray, b. Feb. 25, 1890. 

882. 3. John Minor Mowbray, b. Sept. 22, 1892. 

883. 4. Elizabeth Mowbray, b. May 15, 1895. 

406. CAROLINE MACON MINOR (dau. Lancelot Minor 
and Mary Ann Swann). 

x. A. J. Richerson, (son James Richerson and 
Mary Douglas). 

884. 1. Mary Douglas Richerson, b. Jan. 14, 1880. 

885. 2. Alice Minor Richeson, b. Nov. 9, 1882. 

886. 3. Lilia Richerson, b. June 28, 1883. 

887. 4. Carrie M. Richerson, b. Aug. 23, 1885. 

410. LUCY RIDGWAY MINOR (dau. Dr. Charles Minor 
and Lucy Walker Minor), 
x. William R. Abbott, of “Bellevue,” Bedford Co. 
Ya., (son Wm. R. Abbott and Ellen Harris). 

888. 1. Lucy Minor Abbot, b. Jan. 25, 1865. 

x. Daniel B. Henderson, July 5, 1887, (son 
Charles William Henderson and Jane Catherine 
Brosius). 

889. 2. Ellen Harris Abbot, b. Nov. 11, 1866; d. Nov. 21, 

1866. 

890. 3. Jennie O. Abbot; b. Dec. 12, 1867. 

x. James P. C. Southall, Dec. 23, 1899; b. Apr. 4, 
1871. (Son James P. C. Southall and Eliza 
Sharp.) 

891. 4. Louisa Noland Abbot, b. Nov. 21, 1870. 

892. 5. William R. Abbot, b. Sept. 21, 1872; d. Dec. 6, 1912. 

x. Lucy Lewis, Aug. 1, 1894; b. July 2, 1874. 
(Dau. John H. Lewis and Eliz. Dabney Lang- 
horn, Lynchburg, Ya.) 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


89 


893. 

894. 

895. 


896. 


897. 


898. 

899. 

900. 

901. 


902. 

903. 

904. 


905 . 


6. Charles Minor Abbot, b. Sept. 10, 1875. 

7. Francis Harris Abbot, b. Nov. 3, 1877. Prof. U. Va. 

8. Emily Mcllwaine Abbot, b. Dec. 9, 1882. 

415. LANCELOT MINOR (son Dr. Charles Minor and 
Lncy W. Minor). 

x. First, Emma Walker Minor (567) (dau. Frank¬ 
lin Minor and Lucy Ann Gilmer), Newport, 
Ark. 

1. Charles Minor, b. Feb. 3, 1871; d. Mar. 20, 1899. 

x. Narcia Philips, b. Aug. 22, 1874. (Dau. Theo¬ 
dore Henry Philips of Ark., and Amanda Rob¬ 
inson, dau. James Robinson.) Issue 1. 

1. Charles Minor. 

2. Louisa Noland Minor, b. Apr. 9, 1873. 

415. LANCELOT MINOR 

x. Second, Betty Theodore Ferguson, (dau. James 
Perry Ferguson and Maria Louise Alcorn—sis¬ 
ter of Gov. James Alcorn of Miss.—1870). 

1. Thos. S. Minor, b. Feb. 27, 1890. 

2. Minnie Ferguson Minor, b. Aug. 12, 1892. 

x, Herschel E. Cash, Snifton, Ark., May 30, 1811. 

3. Mildred Minor, b. Dec. 23, 1894; d. July 9, 1912. 

Drowned in White Run while on an excursion. 

4. Willie Overton Minor, b. Sept. 27, 1896. 

5. Alcorn La A'esque Minor. 

6. Lancelot Minor. 

417. JOHN BARBIE MINOR (son Dr. Charles Minor 
and Lucy W. Minor). 

x. Virginia Carr Minor, (dau. Hugh Minor and 
Mary Ann Carr). 

1. Lucy Walker Minor, b. Sept. 22, 1881; d. Oct. 11, 

1892, 

2. Boucher Carr Minor, b. Oct. 5, 1882; d. Oct. 9, 1882. 

3. Mary Ann Minor, b. May 16, 1885. 

x. Albert Clark Matthews, Jr., June 1, 1917. (Son 
Albert Clark Matthews, Griffin, Ga., and Mary 
Ivimpson.) 

4. Emily Carter Minor, b. Mar. 28, 1889. 

x. Dr. Reuben Allen Barker, Oct. 20, 1917. 


90 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


906. 


907. 


914. 

915. 


920. 

921. 


5. Nellie Walker Minor, b. Aug. 1, 1892. 

420. DR. JAMES CABELL MINOR of Hot Springs, Ark. 

(son Dr. Charles Minor and Lucy W. Minor), 
x. First, Emma Smith (dau. Dr. Francis F. Smith 
and Eliza. Moore Carrington). 

1. Lancelot Minor, b. Feb. 2, 1886. 
x. Ninna Green. 

420. DR. JAMES CABELL MINOR 

x. Second, Florence Gray (dau. Wm. Gray and 
Marion Dewey of Vermont,—first cousin to Ad¬ 
miral Dewey of Manilla fame). 

426. SUSAN COLSTON MINOR (dau. Prof. John B. 

Minor and Nannie Colston), 
x. John Wilson, (son Thaddeus Wilson and Char¬ 
lotte Miller). 

1. Susan Colston Wilson, b. Sept. 8, 1895, in Pittsburgh, 

Pa. 

2. Edmond Minor Wilson, b. May 20, 1897, in Pitts¬ 

burgh, Pa. 

3. Charlotte Miller Minor, b. Oct. 5, 1898, in Pittsburgh, 

Pa. 

427. JOHN B. MINOR (son Prof. John B. Minor and 

N. Colston). 

x. Mrs. Arthur Johns, nee Mary Scott, (dau. 
Col. John Scott of “Oakwood,” Fauquir Co., 
and Augusta Caskie). 

1. Mary Scott Minor, b. Aug. 17, 1908. 

2. Anne Colston Minor, b. May 15, 1913, 

428. PROF. RALEIGH COLSTON MINOR (son Prof. 

John B. Minor and Nannie Colston), 
x. Natalie Venable, (dau. Col. Charles S. Venable 
and Margaret Canty McDowell. Col. Venable 
also prof, at U. Va). 

1. Charles Venable Minor. 

2. Anne Jacquelin Minor. 

469. SARAH GOODE MINOR (dau. James Laurens Mi¬ 
nor and Sally C. Goode). 

x. Hamilton Gamble, (son Judge Hamilton Gam¬ 
ble of Mo., and Caroline Coulter). 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


91 


924. 

925. 

926. 


928. 

929. 

930. 

931. 


933. 


943. 

949. 

950. 

951. 

952. 


954. 

955. 

956. 


961 . 


1. Carrie Coulter Gamble, b. Sept. 5, 1864. 

2. Maria Miller Gamble, b. Dec. 28, 1865. 

3. Fannie Humphrey Gamble, b. Apr. 30, 1872. 

471. ALFRED KIMBALL MINOR of St. Louis (son 
Andrew Jackson Minor and Mrs. Mary Bald¬ 
win). 

x. Alice Gleetz, (dau. Jos. Gleetz and Celia Mehr 
of Germany). 

1. Alice Minor, b. Oct. 5, 1892. 

2. Edward Minor, b. Oct. 12, 1892. 

x. Jane De Laney. 

3. Sarah Margaret Minor, b. Oct. 6, 1896. 

4. Cordelia Minor, b. Nov. 18, 1897. 

x. Arthur S. Nelson (son of Alex Nelson and 
Minnie Laden.) 

473. MARY VIRGINIA MINOR of Keokuk, Iowa (dau. 

Andrew Jackson Minor and Mrs. M. Baldwin), 
x. Rollin Clark, (son Henry H. Clark of New 
Jersey and Harriett Clark of Indiana. In 
Seattle, Wash., 1911. 

1. Alfred Minor Clark, b. Aug. 11, 1887. 

488. NANNIE 0. MINOR (dau. Garret Minor and Hettie 

McClannaham). 
x. Spurlark. 

1. Nannie Spurlark. 

2. Minor Spurlark. 

3. Robbie Spurlark. 

4. Clara Spurlark. 

5. Grover Cleveland Spurlark. 

489. MARIA LOUISA MINOR (dau. Garret Minor and 

Hettie McClannaham). 
x. Harden Stark. 

1. Minor Stark. 

2. Ruth Stark. 

3. Earle Marshall Stark. 

491. ANNIE LAURIE MINOR (dau. Wm. Woolfork Mi¬ 
nor and Susan Pepper), 
x. Thomas B. Hutchinson. 

1. Louisa B. Hutchinson, b. Oct., 1861; d. 1862. 


92 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


962. 2. Susan P. Hutchinson, b. Oct., 1862; d. Feb. 10, 1863. 

963. 3. Edna M. Hutchinson, b. Apr. 5, 1864. 

x. E. L. Holmes, Jan. 2, 1881. 

964. 4. Lizzie E. Hutchinson, b. Feb. 4, 1866; d. Sept. 18, 

1866. 

965. 5. Wm. Thos. Hutchinson, b. Mar. 15, 1867. 

x. Patience Summers, 1888. 

966. 6. James D. Hutchinson, b. Nov. 6, 1868. 

967. 7. Samuel P. Hutchinson, b. Sept. 1869. 

x. Lizzie Glore, Sept. 17, 1889. 

968. 8. John T. Hutchinson, b. Dec. 4, 1871; d. Dec. 8, 1871. 

969. 9. Annie Laurie Hutchinson, b. Dec. 11, 1872. 

970. 10. Mable E. Hutchinson, b. Mar. 21, 1874. 

971. 11. Edward Hutchinson, b. Aug. 23, 1875; d. Sept. 5, 

1875. 

972. 12. Julia M. Hutchinson, b. Sept. 10, 1876. 

973. 13. Not named. 

974. 14. Lucy May Hutchinson, b. Nov. 9, 1883; d. Aug. 3, 

1884. 

492. SUSAN E. MINOE (dau. William Minor and S. Pep¬ 

per). 

x. James Eeynolds. 

976. 1. Minnie Walton Eeynolds, b. Nov. 6, 1869. 

493. SAMUEL OVEETON MINOR (son Wm. W. Minor 

and S. Pepper). 

x. Ada Minor (487) (dau. Garret Minor and 
Hettie McClannaham). 

980. 1. Ida Minor, b. Apr., 1870. 

981. 2. Beulah Minor, b. July 11, 1872. 

982. 3. Claude O. Minor, b. Sept., 1874. 

983. 4. Henriette J. Minor, b. Dec. 24, 1875. 

984. 5. William Walton Minor, b. June, 1877. 

985. 6. Edna O. Minor, b. Feb. 14, 1879. 

986. 7. Ada Maude Minor, b. Sept., 1880. 

987. 8. Susan Pepper Minor, b. Apr., 1883. 

988. 9. Samuel O. Minor, b. Feb., 1885. 

989. 10. Charles Carter Minor, b. Oct., 1886. 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


93 


990. 11. Marshall Garret Minor, b. May, 1891. 

494. EDNA McCOED MINOE (dau. Wm. W. Minor and 

S. Pepper). 

x. Charles E. Carter, (son John Coles Carter and 
Margaret Coleman). John Coles Carter, son of 
Eobert Carter and Mary Coles of “Eedlands,” 
Alb. Co., Va. 

991. 1. Margaret Walton Carter, b. June 6, 1875. 

992. 2. Shirley Minor Carter, b. July 25, 1876. 

993. 3. Edna pfianrp Carter, b. Mar. 5, 1879. 

994. 4. Charles William Carter, B. Mar. 3, 1880. 

995. 5. Ellen Knight Carter, b. Aug. 5, 1881. 

996. 6. Isaetta Louisa Carter, b. Aug. 16, 1883. 

997. 7. Sarah E. P. Carter, b. Sept. 5, 1885. 

998. 8. Eobert H. Carter, b. July 23, 1888. 

495. EICPIAED L. MINOE (son Wm. W. Minor and 

S. Pepper), 
x. Lizzie Marmaduke. 

999. 1. Helen M. Minor. 

499. ELIZABETH MOEEIS MINOE (dau. Dr. James 

Hunter Minor of “Music Hall,” and Mary W. 
Morris of Green Springs), 
x. Eobert W. Lewis, (son Howell Lewis of “Cas- 
talia,” x41b. Co., and Sarah Craven of “Frank¬ 
lin,” Alb. Co., Va.). 

1012. 1. Annie Laurie Lewis. 

x. Sylvanie Morris, 1890. 

1013. 2. Hunter Field Lewis. 

1014. 3. Lawrence Archibald Lewis; d. Aug. 20, 1892. 

1015. 4. Mary Hunter Lewis. 

1016. 5. Hanson Boyden Lewis. 

1017. 6. Eobert Walker Lewis. 

1018. 7. Eoy Lewis. 

1019. 8. Elizabeth Shelton Lewis. 

1020. 9. Cloris William Lewis. 

500. JUDGE JAMES HUNTEE MINOE of Mexico, Mo. 

(son Dr. James Hunter Minor and Mary W. 
Morris). 


94 


1021 . 

1022. 


1023. 

1024. 

1025. 


1028. 


1030. 

1031. 

1032. 


1033. 

1034. 

1035. 


1036. 

1037. 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 

x. Ida Lake (dan. Jepha Lake of N. C., and Sarah 
Yarborough), Henry Co., Ky. 

1. Mary Morris Minor, b. Mar. 10, 1885. 

2. Lucille Minor, b. Apr. 10, 1895. 

501. JUDGE WILLIAM OVERTON MINOR of Modes¬ 
to, Cal. (son Dr. James Hunter Minor and Mary 
W. Morris). 

x. Jennie V. Clarke, (dau. W. O. Clarke and 
Susan Kirk). 

1. Mary Constance Minor, b. Aug. 5, 1879. 

2. Lula Overton Minor, b. July 3, 1882. 

3. Richard Peter Minor, b. Oct. 11, 1891. 

503. RICHARD CATLETT MINOR of Stockton, Cal. 

(son Dr. James Ii. Minor and Mary W. Morris), 
x. Alice Thompson, (dau. John C. Thompson and 
Caroline Rutledge of Augusta Co., Va). 

1. Caroline Virginia Minor, Sept. 25, 1903. 

506. LYDIA O. MINOR (dau. Samuel O. Minor and Eliz. 

W. Carter). 

x. Albert M. Weir, (son Robt. Marye Weir of Tap- 
pahannock, Va., and Ann Eliz. Payne of War- 
enton, Va.). Illinois. 

1. R. Minor Weir, b. Mar. 8, 1869. Boston, Mass. 

2. Annie E. Wier, b. Oct. 9, 1870. 

3. Florence Weir, b. Sept. 26, 1872. 

x. Harold Blair Pollard, Feb. 17, 1896; b. Nov. 
24, 1869; d. Aug. 20, 1902. 

4. Jessie Weir, b. July 6, 1881. El Paso, Texas. 

5. Arthur Lewis Weir, b. Dec. 16, 1888. 

6. Albert Marye Weir, b. Dec. 20, 1876. 

x. Jessie Smith, Dec. 11, 1900; b. Sept. 14, 1882. 
Chicago, Ill. 

507. ALICE D. MINOR (dau. Samuel O. Minor and Eliza¬ 

beth W. Carter), 
x. C. M. Fry. 

1. Lilly Fry, b. Mar. 23, 1871. Louisanna, Mo. 

2. Overton Minor Fry, b. Aug. 12, 1873. Louisanna, Mo. 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


95 


1039. 3. John Carter Fry, b. Feb. 26, 1876. 

x. Adelia Ruth Drayfus, June 22, 1898; b. Aug. 
31, 1877. 

1040. 5. Elizabeth Florence Fry, b. Mar. 15, 1886. 

509. FLORENCE L. MINOR (dau. Samuel 0. Minor and 

Elizabeth W. Carter), 
x. J. N. Bryson. 

1045. 1. Edgar Lynn Bryson, b. Apr. 7, 1882. Louisanna, Mo. 

510. PETER CARR MINOR (son Samuel 0. Minor and 

E. W. Carter), 
x. Catherine Valery. 

1048. 1. Overton Lynn Minor, b. May 4, 1890. 

1049. 2. Madeline Minor, b. Feb. 11, 1892. Plattsmouth, Neb. 

511. AUGUSTA CORDELIA MINOR (dau. Samuel 0. 

Minor and Eliz. W. Carter), 
x. Capt. L. A. Dorrington. 

1050. 1. Helen M. Dorrington, b. Aug. 1888. 

Mrs. Dorrington told me in 1901 that Mary 
Anderson the celebrated actress, was the daugh¬ 
ter of a Miss Minor of Kentucky. James Cabell 
Minor (420). 

517. FONTAINE MERIWETHER MINOR (son 
Judge Nicholas Peter Minor and Elizabeth 
Roots). 

x. Flora May Fisher, (dau. John Fisher and 
Emma Cornelia Long of Columbus, Ohio). 

1051. 1. Nicholas Peter Minor, b, Jan. 29, 1894. 

1052. 2. Margaret May Minor, b. Sept. 12, 1896. 

541. DR. JOHN GILMER MINOR of Bridgewater, Va. 

(son Hugh Minor of “Riggory,” and Susan W. 
Pry). 

x. Martha Crawford, (dau. James Crawford and 
Cynthia McClung). 

1070. 1. Hugh Crawford Minor, b. Aug. 25, 1861. 

x. Sarah Crickenberger, June 8, 1913; b. Aug., 
1878. (Dau. Geo. Crickenberger and Catherine 
Corbin). Issue 1. Augusta Co., Va. 

1. Hugh C. Minor, Jr., b. Mar. 16, 1917. 

1071. 2. Annie Strother Minor, b. May 31, 1863. 


96 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


1072. 

1073. 

1074. 

1075. 


1077. 

1078. 

1079. 

1080. 


1081. 


1082. 

1083. 

1084. 

1085. 

1086. 


3. Thomas Gilmer Minor, b. Oct. 3, 1865; d. Nov. 22, 

1867. 

4. Susan Haywood Minor, Feb. 18, 1868. 

x. John Howard Clarke, Mar. 17, 1879. 

5. Sallie Hanger Minor, b. Apr. 30, 1870; d. Dec., 1871. 

6. Patty Lee Minor, b. Dec. 2, 1875; d. 1876. 

545. GEOEGE EIDGWAY MINOR (son Hugh Minor 
of “The Riggory,” and Mary Ann Carr, his 
second wife, of “The Retreat”), 
x. Sallie Maria Carr, (dau. James Lawrence Carr 
and Sally Cook). 

1. Annie Lee Minor, b. Aug. 28, 1866. 

2. Lawrence Carr Minor, b. Nov. 1, 1867. 

3. Sallie Cook Minor, b. Nov. 17, 1868. 

4. Mary Walton Minor, b. Aug. 8, 1870. 

x. Rev. Robert Coles, Jan. 7, 1908, of Jenkentown, 
Pa. (son Peyton Coles of Estuteville, Alb. Co., 
Ya., and Isaetta Coles, his cousin). 

5. Hugh Minor, b. Feb. 25, 1872. 

x. Lillie Mable Faulkner, (dau. W. B. Faulkner 
and Mary Omelia Tolbert). Issue 1. 

1. George Ridgway Minor. 

6. Eliza Dabney Minor, b. Aug. 4, 1874. 

7. George Ridgway Minor, b. Oct. 18, 1876; d. about 

1900. 

8. John Gilmer Minor, b. Oct. 17, 1878; d. Mar. 2, 1879. 

9. Frank Edward Minor, b. Apr. 17, 1880. 

x. Sallie Lineberry, Jan., 1912. (Dau. Capt. Wing¬ 
field Scott Lineberry, N. C.,and Sally Vickery). 

10. Peter Carr Minor, b. Dec. 25, 1881. 

x. Mrs. Edith De Frost, nee De Guise, b. in Celon. 
Married, Sept. 21, 1919. 

11. Rev. Thomas Mason Minor, b. July 9, 1885. 

x. Margaret Balton Walker of Norfolk, Ya., Mar. 
15, 1922. 

547. PATTY LEE MINOR (dau. Hugh Minor and Mary 
Ann Carr). 

x. Rev. Thomas Walker Gilmer, Jr. (son of T. W. 
Gilmer, Sr., Gov. of Ya., and Ann Baker). 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


97 


1087. 


1088. 

1089. 


1090. 


1091. 

1092. 

1093. 

1094. 


1095. 


1. Thomas Walker Gilmer, b. Sept. 7, 1869. 

x. Ann Dent Dunlop, Mar. 10, 1906; (dau. James 
X. Dunlop and Eliza. Lewis Carrington). 

563. JULIET GILMER MINOR (dau. B. Franklin Minor 

and Lucy A. Gilmer), 
x. Edward De Hors Janvier. 

1. Rolough Janvier. 

2. Meredith Janvier. 

x. Sarah E. Minor (623). (Dau. Wm. W. Minor, 
“Gale Hill”). 

564. SARAH GILMER MINOR (dau. B. Franklin Minor 

and L. A. Gilmer). 

x. Henry Minor Magruder (585). (Son B. H. 
Magruder and Maria Louise Minor—212). 

1. Franklin Minor Magruder, b. Feb. 10, 1870; d. Mar. 

29, 1913. 

x. Elizabeth Dunbar Long, Oct. 23, 1901. (Dau. 
Jos. M. Long and Anna Mary Miller of Middle- 
town, Va.). 

2. Lucy Ann Magruder, b. Feb. 20, 1871. 

x. Garland Taylor, (son Geo. Keith Taylor and 
Rebecca Lindsay Coleman). 

3. Alexander Magruder. 

4. John Bowie Magruder. Alexander and John were 

twins. 

5. Maria Louise Magruder. 

x. James Oscar Thurman, Nov. 16, 1918, (son 
Theodore Lindsay Thurman and Carrie Quain- 
tance). 

6. Sarah Gilmer Magruder. 

x. Alured Keith McMurdo, Nov. 25, 1905. (Son 
Charles McMurdo and Mary Katherine Ber¬ 
nard). All live in Montanna. 

568. JUDGE EDMOND CHRISTIAN MINOR of Rich¬ 
mond, Ya. (son Dr. Geo. Gilmer Minor and 
Caroline Christian). 

x. Kate Noble Pleasants, (dau. Adair Pleasants 
and Virginia Moseley). 


98 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


1096. 1. Louise McLaine Minor, b, Mar. 3, 1818; d. May 27, 

1880. 

1097. 2. Kate Pleasants Minor, b. Nov. 5, 1879; d. Sept. 30, 

1887. 

1098. 4. Edmond Christian Minor, b. Jan. 10, 1885; d. Sept. 

30, 1890. 

1099. 3. Virginia Adair Minor, b. July 19, 1882. 

x. Edward Gilchrist, of China—in employ of 
Chinese Goverment, Sept. 18, 1907. (Son 
Daniel Gilchrist and Caroline Parker of Boston, 
Mass.). 

1100. 5. Caroline Minor, b. Aug. 19, 1889. 

1101. 6. Annie Hyde Minor, b. Dec. 3, 1891. 

596. GEOEGE GILMER MINOR of Richmond, Va. (Son 
Geo. G. Minor and Caroline Christian), 
x. Ophelia Yarborough, (dau. W. J. Yarborough 
and Ophelia Gathright). 

1102. 1. George Gilmer Minor, b. June 17, 1883. 

x. Helen Oliver Flippen, Oct. 28, 1909; b. Sept. 
26, 1887. 

1103. 2. William Yarborough Minor, b. June 24, 1884. 

x. Gene Trent Salzman, Apr. 29, 1909; b. July 

31, 1884. 

1104. 3. Ophelia Minor, b. June 6, 1893. 

1105. 4. Katherine Douglas Minor, b. July 9, 1900. 

1106. 5. Caroline Christian Minor, b. Dec. 25, 1895. 

612. WILLIAM WARDLOW MINOR of “Windie- 
knowe,” Alb. Co., Va. (son Wm. W. Minor, 
“Gale Hill,” and Mary Waters Terrell), 
x. Mary Elizabeth Howe, (dau. Wm. Henry Howe 
and Mary Margaret Fisher). 

1107. 1. William Howe Minor, b. Feb. 22, 1867; d. 1915. 

x. Maude Pollard (dau. Eugene and .Jones). 

1108. 2. Eizabeth J. Minor, b. Nov. 27, 1869; d. May, 1912. 

x. Warren S. Lee, Aug., 1888; b. Mar. 22, 1866. 

(Son John Lynch Lee and Julia Cash). Issue 1. 
1. Rebecca Cash Lee. 



THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


99 


1109. 

1110 . 
1111 . 

1112 . 

1113. 


1114. 

1115. 

1116. 


1117. 


3. Malvina Terrell Minor, b. Apr. 20, 1874. 

x. John Albert Cheape (son John Henry Cheape 
and Catherine Sophia Hansborough). 

4. Margaret Bryan Minor, b. Mar. 4, 1876; d. Aug., 

1881. 

5. Richmond Terrell Minor, b. May 18, 1872. 

x. Mary Cox, Oct. 25, 1899. (Dau. Wm. D. Cox 
and Mollie Bransford). 

6. Mary Fisher Minor, b. Dec. 14, 1879. 

x. Hiram McKenney Miller, June 6, 1912. (Son 
Dr. Hiram Miller and Catherine .). 

7. Mary Waters Minor, b. June 20, 1865; d. 1866. 

615. MARGARET RANDOLPH MINOR (dau. Wm. W. 

Minor and Mary W. Terrell), 
x. John Randolph Bryan, Captain, C. S. A. (son 
John Randolph Bryan of “Carysbrook,” Flu¬ 
vanna Co., and Elizabeth Coalter). J. R. Bryan, 
Sr., was a name-sake and a ward of John Ran¬ 
dolph of “Roanoke,” and x his niece. 

1. John Randolph Bryan, b. Jan. 9, 1868; d. Aug. 1, 

1909. 

2. Mary Waters Bryan, b. Jan. 9, 1870. 

x. Dr. John S. Hitchcock of Mass., b. Aug. 10, 
1869. (Son of Dr. Edward H. Hitchcock and 
Mary Lewis Judson of Amherst, Mass.). 

3. Elizabeth Coalter Bryan, b. Dec. 28, 1871. 

x. Robert Lyman Williston, (son A. Lyman Will- 
iston and Sarah Tappan Stoddard). North¬ 
hampton, Mass. 

Robert L. Williston first married Margaret 
Minor Bryan (1118), younger sister of Eliza¬ 
beth Coalter Bryan. 

4. Evelyne Witherspoon Bryan, b. Jan. 28, 1874. 

x. Dr. James Bell Bullet, May 30, 1901; b. Jan. 
18, 1874. (Son Thos. Walker Bullet and 
Annie Pricilla Logan of Louisville, Ky.) 

5. Margaret Minor Bryan, b. Aug. 13, 1876; d. May, 

1917. 


1118 . 



100 THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 

x. Eobert Lyman Williston, (son A. Lyman Will- 
iston and Sarah Tappan Stoddard). 

1119. 6. Mattie Minor Bryan, b. Aug. 8, 1879. 

x. Dr. Herbert Nichols, 1905. Portland, Ore. 

1120. 7. Dr. William Minor Bryan, b. Jan. 24, 1882. 

x. Henrietta Kemp White, Nov. 4, 1908. (Dau. 
Judge John M. White of Charlottesville, Va., 
and Hyla Wdiite of Norfolk, Va.). 

1121. 8. Isabelle Stuart Bryan, b. Mar. 24, 1884. 

x. Gerald Bichmond. Providence, E. I. 

1122. 9. Joseph Bryan, d. in infancy. 

616. JANE BELL MINOE (dau. Wm. W. Minor and 
M. W. Terrell). 

x. Dr. William C. Dabney, (son Maj. Wm. Dab¬ 
ney of “Dunlora,” Alb. Co., Va., and Mrs.. 
Susan Green, nee Gordon). 

1123. 1. Mary Waters Dabney. 

1124. 2. Susan Fitzhugh Dabney. 

x. Dr. St. George Tucker Grinnan, Apr. 18, 1906. 
(Son Dr. Andrew G. Grinnan and Georgia 
Bryan). 

1125. 3. Martha Davis Dabney. 

1126. 4. Jane Belle Dabney. 

x. Eev. Euffin Jones, (son Eev. Valentine Jones 
and Susan Euffin). 

1127. 5. Dr. William Minor Dabney. 

x. Eosalie Bayley Diffenderffer, Feb. 15, 1908. 
(Dau. Henry Harrison Diffenderffer, Baltimore, 
Md.). 

1128. 6. James Cabell Dabney. 

x. Mary Beverly Whittle, Mar. 30, 1910, (dau. 
Capt, William Conway Whittle). 

1129. 7. May Dabney. 

1130. 8. Dr. Cecil Dabney. 

x. Frances Cole of Nova Scotia. 

617. JOHN MINOE of “Gale Hill’ 5 (son Wm. W. Minor 
and Mary Waters Terrell), 
x. Lucy Lee Trice (628) (dau. Col. Eobert N.. 
Trice and Lucy Jane Minor (240). 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


101 


1131. 


1132. 

1133. 


1134. 

1135. 

1136. 

1137. 

1138. 

1139. 


1145. 


1146. 

1147. 

1148. 

1149. 

1150. 


1. Margaret Lee Minor, b. Mar. 9, 1892. 

x. Jaquelin Ambler Caskie, of Richmond, Va., 
Feb. 10, 1915; b. Jan. 8, 1893. (Son Dr. Am¬ 
bler Caskie and Mary Euphemia Hamilton, of 
Petersburg, Va.). 

618. MARTHA DAVIS MINOR (dau. William W. Minor 
and M. W. Terrell). 

x. Joseph Bronaugh, (son Dr. Wm. Bronangh 
and a Miss Nailor). 

1. William Nailor Bronaugh. 

2. William Minor Bronaugh, (called “Minor”). 

x. Mildred Lee Drewry. 

622. MARY WATERS MINOR (dau. Wm. W. Minor and 

M. W. Terrell), 
x. Rev. Price H. Gwynn. 

1. Price Henderson Gwynn, b. Aug. 4, 1892. 

2. Mary Waters Gwynn, b. June 28, 1894. 

3. Sarah Minor Gwynn, b. Oct. 25, 1895. 

4. John Minor Gwynn, b. Aug. 13, 1897. 

5. Robert Price Gwynn, b. Dec. 27, 1899. 

6. William Wardlow Gwynn, b. Dec. 7, 1902. 

623. SARAH ELIZA MINOR (dau. Wm. W. Minor and 

M. W. Terrell). 

x. Meredith Janvier (1089—son Edward De Hors 
Janvier and Juliet Gilmer Minor—563). 

1. Meredith Minor Janvier, b. Dec. 22, 1899. 

646. LUCIAN MINOR (son Dr. John Minor and Eliza¬ 
beth Lewis Scott), 
x. Elizabeth Webb. 

1. Webb Minor. 

x. Jeane Holladay, (dau. John Zack Holladay). 

2. Harry E. Minor. 

3. Lucian Minor (died 1903). 

4. Dabney Minor (died 1919). 

5. Joseph W. Minor. 

650. MARY LOVE MINOR (dau. Dr. John Minor and 
Elizabeth Lewis Scott). 

x. Lewis Littlepage Holladay (son Waller L. Hol¬ 
laday and Isabelle Henderson). 


102 THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 

1151. 1. Littlepage Holladay, b. Jan. 18, 1890. 

1152. 2. Elizabeth Minor Holladay, b. Dec. 14, 1891; d. Oct. 

24, 1894. 

1153. 3. Francis Greenhow Holladay, b. Apr. 28, 1894. 

1154. 4. James Scott Holladay, b. Mar. 30, 1896. 

1155. 5. Margaret Miller Holladay, b. June 25, 1898. 

760. FANNIE MINOR (dau. Charles L. C. Minor and 

Fannie A. Cazenove). 
x. Rev. James F. Plummer. 

1156. 1. James Minor Plummer. 

1157. 2. Charles Cazenove Plummer. 

1158. 3. Edward Armistead Plummer. 

1159. 4. William Gardner Plummer. 

1160. 5. Cameron McRae Plummer. 

761. ANNIE CAZENOVE MINOR (dau. Charles L. C. 

Minor and Fannie A. Cazenove). 
x. Rev. Andrew G. Grinnan, (son Dr. Andrew 
G. Grinnan and Georgia Bryan). 

1161. 1. Francis Anne Cazenove Grinnan. 

1162. 2. Andrew Gassell Grinnan. 

899. MINNIE FERGUSON MINOR (dau. Lancelot 
Minor and Betty Theodore Ferguson), 
x. Herschel E. Cash. 

1163. 1. 

1164. 2. 

1165. 3. 

1070. HUGH CRAWFORD MINOR (son Dr. John Gilmer 
Minor and Martha Crawford), 
x. Sarah Crickenberger (dau. Geo. Crickenberger 
and Katherine Corbin). 

1166. 1. Hugh Crawford Minor, b. Mar. 16, 1917. 

1080. MARY WALTON MINOR (dau. George Ridgway 

Minor and Sallie Maria Carr), 
x. Rev. Roberts Coles (son Peyton Coles and 
Isaetta Coles). 

1169. 1. Roberts Coles. 

1170. 2. George Minor Coles. 

1081. HUGH MINOR (son George Ridgway Minor and 

Sallie M. Carr). 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


103 


x. Lillie Mable Faulkner, (dau. W. B. Faulk¬ 
ner and Mary Omelia Tolbert). 

1171. 1 . George Ridgway Minor. 

1084. FRANK EDWARD MINOR (son Geo. R. Minor and 
S. M. Carr). 

x. Sallie Lineberry, (dau. Capt. Wingfield Scott 
Lineberry and Sallie Vickery). 

1174. 1 . Sallie Lou Minor. 

1175. 2. Frank Scott Minor. 

1176. 3. Virginia Minor. 

1177. 4. Roberts Coles Minor. 

1178. 5. Albert Holladay Minor. 

1099. VIRGINIA ADAIR MINOR (dau. Judge Edmond 
Christian Minor and Kate Noble Pleasants), 
x. Edward Gilchrist, (son Daniel Gilchrist and 
Caroline Parker). 

1102. GEORGE GILMER MINOR (son Geo. G. Minor and 
0. Yarborough). 
x. Helen Oliver Flippen. 

1180. 1. George Gilmer Minor, b. Oct. 1, 1912. 

1182. 2. Philip Morrison Minor, b. May 4, 1915. 

1108. ELIZABETH J. MINOR (dau. Wm. W. Minor and 

M. E. Howe). 

x. Warren S. Lee, (son John L. Lee and Julia 
Cash). Julia Cash of same family as Benjamin 
Franklin’s wife. 

1183. 1. Rebecca Cash Lee. 

1109. MALVINA TERRELL MINOR (dau. Wm. W. Mi¬ 

nor and M. E. Howe). 

x. John Albert Cheape, (son John H. Cheape 
and Iv. S. Hansborough). 

1184. 1. John Henry Cheape. 

1185. 2. Mary Minor Cheape. 

1186. 3. Katherine Sophie Cheape. 

4. William Minor Cheape. 

1111. RICHMOND TERRELL MINOR (son Wm. W. Mi¬ 
nor and M. E. Howe). 

x. Mary Cox, (dau. Wm. D. Cox and Mollie 
Bransford). 


104 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


1187. 1. Richmond Terrell Minor. 

1188. 2. Kate Minor. 

1189. 3. Mollie Bransford Minor. 

1112. MARY FISHER MINOR (dan. Wm. W. Minor and 
M. E. Howe). 

x. Hiram McKinney Miller (son Dr. Hiram Mil¬ 
ler). 

1190. 1. Elizabeth Miller. 

1191. 2. Benjamin Miller. 

1131. MARGARET LEE MINOR (dau. John Minor, “Gale 
Hill,” and Lucy Lee Trice, of “Mechunk”). 

x. Jaquelin Ambler Caskie, (son Dr. Ambler Cas- 
kie, of Richmond, and Mary Euphemia Hamil¬ 
ton, of Petersburg). Author of “Nabala.” 

1193. 1. John Minor Caskie. 

1194. 2. Alexander Tazewell Caskie. 

1195. 3. Jaquelin Lee Caskie (girl). 

1196. 4. Robert Ambler Caskie. 

1146. WEBB MINOR (son Lucian Minor and Elizabeth 
Webb). 

x. Jeane Holladay (dau. John Zack Holladay). 

1205. 1. Lucian Minor. 

» 

1206. 2. John Minor. 

1207. 3. Elizabeth Minor. 


THE STORY OF MARY WATERS AND THE RED CLOAK 

The fearful convulsions of 1610 had rended Old England in every fiber 
and muscle, leaving not a heart or home, even the most humble, free from 
its passion and pain. 

The hour is sun-set and in the glooming beneath the great, spreading 
branches of an oak; so venerable that the Druids themselves might well 
have worshipped under its protecting shades; stands two: beautiful in 
youth; strong in love and tliruth; pledging a troth, faithful unto death. 

The girl is fair, full of strength of mind and body; willing in those 
stormy times to face dangers and conquer them. Mary in faith is a Roman 
Catholic, which has placed her high in favor with the Queen. The red 
cloak that so gracefully enfolds her, is a present from Catherine Braganza 
herself; and it protects her from the chilling fogs that are gathering 
around them; it reminds her, too, of the inseperable barrier between her 
lover and herself,—his faith and fortune had been pledged to the peerless 
Cromwell and the noble cause of freedom. 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


105 


Now all is lost,—lie stands with only one ray of hope: the love he has 
pledged brightening all the future; making all things possible to him. 

But ere the joy of that sweet hour has past, her faithful nurse rushes 
upon the scene, trembling with fear, and imploring young Overton to fly, 
for the place is even now filled with the soldiers of King Charles, searching 
for him; that the gallant General Overton, who swore to defend Hull until 
the “Advent of Christ,” had been cast into prison, and all of his name were 
under ban. Alas! Where should he flee? Misery and persecution filled 
even the uttermost parts of the land. Mary does not hesitate but conducts 
him to one of those secret chambers so frequently found in houses of that 
period. There he is concealed for many days; happily ignorant, in his 
excess of misery, that the commander of the troop, a gallant cavalier, has 
fallen a victim to the charms of Mary and swears she shall be his wife. 
She quails not before the trouble that besets her, but with her red cloak 
fastened closely around her, and, guided by her faithful nurse, at midnight, 
she conducts her lover safely to a vessel bound for the New World. The 
captain is the son of the good old nurse, and through her entreaties con¬ 
sents to carry William Overton to the shores of the “Virgin Land,” away 
from persecution and tyranny; but alas! also away from a love surpassing 
the love of woman. 

Mary, left alone to confront a love backed by wealth and power; forced 
upon her by her parents and the king, and knowing even were this pre¬ 
sumptuous lover removed, never would her Catholic parents consent to her 
marriage with a “Round Head.” 

Time presses,—the brave girl is not baffled; a few tears and entreaties 
induce that faithful nurse to use again her influence with her son; and 
disguised as a Gypsy maiden, but with her little fortune of a thousand 
pounds carefully concealed in her precious red cloak, Mary again enters the 
ship bound for Virginia,—Love, Life and Happiness. 

It is not strange that young Overton; exiled from all that is dear to 
him; longing for some word of his own true love; should be among the 
first to board the vessel when she touched at Yorktown; and when ask¬ 
ing some word of her, should be conducted by his friend, the Captain, to 
the other side of the ship, where blushing and trembling and nestling 
close to the side of her faithful old nurse, stood Mary Waters, with her 
red cloak clasped around her lovely form. Need I add that ere they 
leave the vessel that has been the sweet ark of refuge, they are united in 
the Holy Bonds of Matrimony? 


When Col. John Overton heard of the birth of his first grand-daughter, 
at “Woodstock,” Louisa County, December 6th, 1814, he came up from 
Hanover County and had her christened “Mary Waters Terrell;” now wife 
of William W. Minor (237), of “Gale Hill,” Albemarle County, Va. 

Another son of Col. Garret Minor, of “Sunning Hill” (23)—we called 
him “Uncle Obe,”—married Miss Lewis. He was a rolling stone and 
gathered no moss. I have heard that his father, Col. Garret Minor, gave 


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him “Sunning Hill,” but encumbered with a legacy to some other mem¬ 
ber of the family. “Uncle Obe” was never able to lift the legacy and the 
place became the property of his brother, Dr. James Minor. 

He was always joking and making fun. When I last saw him, before he 
moved to Missouri with his numerous family, he was constable and 
peace officer of Charlottesville, Virginia. 

I recollect that it seemed to me very funny that he should be expected 
to make people behave. I think you would have judged his frivolity to 
border on irreverence. Why sir, if he did not originate that scandalous 
tale about Mary Waters being transported for “stealing” a red cloak: he 
elaborated and propagated it. I am sure he said too, that she was sent 
over from Holland and was short and dumpy like the Dutch, and that was 
where the Minors got their stubby figure, and with much more of the same 
sort,—fretful to the hearts of the faithful. Sir, he went so far as to 
openly advance the opinion that our favorite Doodes was, in a worse than 
Pickwickian sense, a humbug. Said he came down to Virginia from 
“Yankee Land” to hide, that he caused himself to be naturalized under a 
fictious name; that his real name was Judas Minor! He refused to name 
a son after him, alleging that the act of naturalization left it uncertain 
whether the name was Doodes Minor or Minor Doodes, and he jumbled 
him up with some fellow, Minor Minor,—in a manner very provoking to 
the lover of truth and the honor of the family. 

We will see whether a plain tale cannot put down this “Uncle Obe,” 
when we come to learn the other side about Mary Waters as related by 
the Overtons. 

The above was copied from a letter from Thomas S. Watson 
(189) to Minor Meriwether (269), of St. Louis. 


The following is a copy of a letter from Albert L. Holladay 
(638), written while a prisoner in Fort Delaware. The letter was 
written very closely on both sides of a thin piece of paper, 5J x 
3J inches. It was folded and put in a button and the button sewed 
to Mr. Davis’ hat so as to cock it upon one side; as all the buttons 
sewed to Mr. Davis’ coat were filled with similar letters. Mr. 
Davis brought them through the lines to Southern friends. 

A. L. Holladay (638), was a member of the Charlottesville 
Artillery, Cutstraws Battalion, 2nd Corps Army of Xorthern Vir¬ 
ginia. He was taken prisoner at the Battle of Spottsylvania C. H. 
and was exchanged. Mr. Davis was a member of his company. 


Dearest Mother: 


Fort Delaware, Sept. 18, 1864. 


Davis expects to go to “Dixie” in a few days so I must 
take the opportunity of sending you a letter by an U. G. R. R. I have 


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little to say, however, that I cannot write by Flag of Truce. You will 
want to know how we fare. Our rations are not quite as much as we 
would like, but those who are provided with money as I am, need not 
suffer for anything to eat. We have two meals a day. For breakfast, 
bread and meat; and dinner, bread, meat and soup. The meat is some¬ 
times bacon, and sometimes beef: we also sometimes have a potato in 
addition at dinner. We have vinegar issued to us twice a week and soap 
about once in two weeks. There is a sutler from whom we can buy 
bread, cheese, molasses, coffee, cakes and various other things. We can 
also buy milk and pies inside the barracks. We are in pretty com¬ 
fortable barracks. The water in the summer was quite warm, though 
better than it was two years ago. It is very good now. Of course, there 
are some things very unpleasant, such as being under Yankee rule even 
for a while. Also the confinement, though we have the liberty of a little 
over four acres. But what is hardest is the entire seperation from those 
we love; and the uncertainty as to when we will be restored to them. 
But I have far more to be thankful for than to complain of. My health 
is excellent and God has raised up friends to me who have kindly pro¬ 
vided my every want. I will tell you how I happened to find so kind a 
friend in Mrs. Fowle: Mr. Chancellor, a Baptist Minister from Spott- 
sylvania County, who had been arrested and sent to this place, was the 
means of my good fortune. He knew most of Grandpa’s family and soon 
after we came here, he sent for me and told me that a friend of his here, 
had heard that Uncle Lewis was here, and that if it was so, she would like 
to do anything in her power for his comfort. Mr. C. advised me to write 
to her; telling her that Uncle Lewis was not here; stating who I was, and 
my circumstances and see if she would not extend her kindness to me. 
I did so, saying that I had been unfortunate enough to lose everything 
when I was captured, and hoping that the circumstances in which I 
was placed, might be some excuse for the great liberty I had taken. I 
received in answer the kindest letter imaginable. She sent me $25.00 
from Mr. Fowle and told me to write at once and give her my size; and 
she would send me clothing immediately. She assured me she did not feel 
that I had taken a liberty, that she had a brother in the C. Army and could 
sympathize with me; that it was a great pleasure to her to help any of 
her people (as she was a Virginian, she said) who needed assistance. I 
told you of my receiving the box containing clothes and eatables. It is 
now against’orders for us to receive boxes from Northern friends or I 
have no doubt I would have received further kindnesses from her. I told 
you in my letter of the receipt of $10.00 from Mr. D. L. Enos; he said 
that Miss Nancy Emerson had written to his father-in-law, but that he 
being away he sent me the money at once as I might be in need of it. My 
health continues to be excellent. I sent you a ring not long ago by Mr. 
Jenkins. I have received four letters from you since I have been here; 
the last dated August 27th. I have also received two from Waller, and 
two from Christianna. I am afraid the prospect of exchanges is rather bad 


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at present—but you can judge better than I can. We are only allowed to see 
one paper here and that is a notorious liar. We hear all kinds of rumors; 
but cannot tell what to believe. Instead of complaining of my lot at 
being taken prisoner I should be very thankful that I was not killed as 
were so many others. That battle cost the lives of 8 of our Company. 
It was by far the hottest battle I was ever in. I hardly think that we 
would have been captured if the infantry had stood their ground as well 
as we did. When we were taken the Yankees were almost entirely around 
us and the infantry had almost all left. Although the infantry had 
almost left I believed it my duty to stand to the guns to the last, for I 
hoped that reinforcements might come up. My first feeling when I was 
taken was one of bitter hatred towards the Yankees, and chagrin that 
they had gained the breast works,—my next thought was of you; how hard 
it would be on you,—how much harder than on me. We were carried 
from the field accompanied by a heavy guard. They pushed us along 
very rapidly; a good part of the time at a double-quick, until we got 
within a mile of Fredericksburg,—there we spent a most dismal night. 
It was raining; but though dark there was no chance for escape; the 
guards were so very thick. The next day we were carried to Belle Plains 
Landing, at the mouth of Potomac Creek. We were left there until the 
8th when we embarked for Fort Delaware. The trip from there to here 
was the hardest thing I have ever gone through as a soldier. It was very 
warm, and we were crowded in the hull of the vessel, so very closely together 
that we nearly suffocated. We did not, however, have rough weather, 
which would have made it much worse. If you receive this just say in 
your answer, I have received yours 28th. Give my love to all my uncles. 
I suppose nothing has been heard from J. Halback. I am afraid he was 
certainly killed. Keep up a cheerful heart, dear Mother, only let me 
find you all well when I get back and all will be well. I need not tell 
you how I long for the time to come when I will once more see you all 
again. God grant it may not be far distant. Always tell me how your 
health is. Tell Birta she must be a very good girl, now that I am so far 
away. Is Ellen still with you? If so, give my love to her, and tell her I 
would be most glad to receive that letter. I wrote an answer to W’s last 
letter, not many days ago. Give my love to all at “Prospect Hill,” also 
Aunt C’s and Aunt E’s and M. J.’s. With a heart full of love to all. 

Your devoted son Albert (638). 

DR. GEORGE GILMER’S REVOLUTIONARY RECORD 

A company from Albemarle County, under the command of 
Lieut. Geo. Gilmer, marched from Charlottesville, Va., July 11, 
1775; got to Waller’s Grove, Williamsburg, Va., July 13th. See 
Va. His. Collection, Vol. 6, New Series, p. 89. 


—Wm. T. Robins 


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I certify that the ahov T e is a true copy of what it purports to be. 

Phillip A. Bruce, Cor. Secy. 

Dr. Gilmer also was Member H. B., in 1774. This will enable 
any of his female descendants to become Members of Colonial 
Dames. He was also Member of Convention of 1775. See 84. 

The following was sent to me by Col. W. H. Stuart (587) and 
given to Col. W. H. Stuart by G. F. Edwards: 

AN INTERESTING WAR INCIDENT OF 1865. 

On the retreat, just before the surrender, the Confederate Army, con¬ 
sisting of a mere handful of foot-sore, weary soldiers, had been on forced 
marches and without food for three days. On Friday afternoon preceding 
the surrender on Sunday morning; we were overtaken by the enemy and 
had time just to form line; and throw up a small breast-work perhaps a 
foot high, when they swept down on us in overwhelming numbers. 

A piece of artillery (from Charlottesville or Albemarle battery, I was 
informed), was hurried up to our lines to assist in keeping the advancing 
force in check. 

The men were so exposed they could hardly man the gun. I noticed 
among them a handsome young man, apparently 18 or 19 years of age, 
who when not engaged with his gun, would borrow rifles from the men in 
my regiment, rest them on the artillery piece, take deliberate aim and 
fire, seemingly careless of the danger he was in. I never saw a finer dis¬ 
play of bravery for he was thus engaged while others were trying to protect 
themselves behind the breast-works over which they were firing. 

He must have fired five or six times when he was shot through the body 
with a minnie ball; and fell, apparently dead. 

In the excitement of the occasion and where there are so many dead, I 
forgot him. In about half an hour afterwards, and a little before dark 
I was wounded myself and went to the rear. Late at night I found my¬ 
self at a farm house, where a hospital had been established. A Mr. Hob¬ 
son lived there I think. In the meantime our Army, under cover of dark¬ 
ness, had retreated, leaving us behind. The yard was strewn with the 
wounded and dead. The kitchen, out-houses, and even the stables were 
filled. 

I observed that the front door of the main house was open, and entering 
the hall I turned in the first door to the right and was able to distinguish 
through the darkness that this room was also occupied by the wounded. 

I found one vacant place and spreading my blanket, prepared for the 
night. 

The soldier nearest me seemed to be in the agony of death; he was toss¬ 
ing about all night, and though he could not speak above a whisper; I 
could hear that he was calling on some dear loved one far away. I gave 
him water and to my inquiry he replied he was suffering very much. I 


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then asked him of whom he was thinking and I think he said his sister, 
giving her name as Annie. When morning came I found that my com¬ 
panion was the brave artillery boy of the evening before. 

For three days all of us remained there unattended by surgeons or 
nurses. I did all I could to alleviate his sufferings but it was heart¬ 
rending to hear him calling on his loved ones at home. I learned his 
name was Minor, the first name I have forgotten if I ever heard. 

The third or fourth day we were sent to Farmville. I preceding young 
Minor several hours, we were placed in different wards and I never saw 
him again; nor have I ever heard whether he recovered or not, but fre¬ 
quently since have I in my mind seen that brave boy on the battlefield, 
with flashing eyes and flushed cheeks, fighting for his native land; and 
often have I pictured what must have been the agonizing thought of his 
dear loved ones, could they have witnessed the suffering and heard the 
distressed cries of that wounded and perhaps dying boy. 

Mr. Hobson and his family were just as kind to us as they could be, but 
stripped of all their worldly goods, both Armies having passed by and 
raided them, they could do but little. They were ready to share their last 
morsel with us. 

Yours, 

G. F. Edwards 

Young Minor (415), recovered and in 1894, when he was made 
Colonel of the Second Regiment of Arkansas State Guards (he 
was then living in Newport,Ark.),the piece written by Mr.G.F.Ecl- 
wards to Col. W. H. Stuart was sent to the “Evening Herald/’ 
Newport, Ark., by me (John B. Minor—417), and the following 
is an article from that paper, April 24, 1896. 

We are proud to state that the “brave and handsome youth” referred to 
in the above is no other than our fellow townsman, L. Minor, Col. of the 
Second Regiment of Arkansas State Guards, and we feel safe in saying 
that this short sketch of his life will be read with interest by all who 
know him. There is another incident connected with this same affair 
which Col. Minor would like to have some light thrown upon, and it is 
this: He says that when he regained consciousness after receiving the 
wound (mentioned by Mr. Edwards), he found a note pinned to the inside 
of his shirt, requesting that in case of his death some one would give him 
a decent burial, and a five dollar gold piece was enclosed in the note to 
pay the expenses. He still has the gold coin and hopes he may now be able 
to learn where it came from. 

What young Minor says himself: 

I remember I was carried, after I was wounded, to a black-smith’s shop 
close by the battlefield, on the evening of April 7th, 1865, and from there 


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to the Hobson house. W hile at the black-smith’s shop, Dr. Bird, Regimen¬ 
tal Surgeon, was brought in. I asked him if he could do anything for me 
and he said, “No, but if they would dig a hole you would be ready for it 
by the time they got through.” If I had had a stick I would have 
punched him in the head with it. After awhile I went off in a sweet 
dream and when I came to consciousness I was in the Hobson house on 
the right hand side. The note with the money was put in my shirt while 
in this house. 

Lancelot Minor, July 4, 1907. 

ANDREW JACKSON MINOR (166) 

The fourth son of Garret Minor (61), of Fredericksburg, was 
Andrew Jackson Minor; he died in St. Louis, Mo., I think. In 
the last few years I have understood that though a pronounced 
Jacksonian Democrat, he was Chief Clerk in the St. Louis P. 0. 
for a great number of years through all party changes. 

I think the following anecdote on him worth relating: 

The back yard of his father’s house in Fredericksburg extended down 
to the river, and on a winter’s day the children of a neighbor’s playing 
upon the ice, broke in and were in danger of being drowned, when Andrew 
Jackson Minor, then a youth of fifteen or sixteen years, came to the rescue 
and saved two or three lives at the risk of his own life. 

The following summer President Andrew Jackson passed through Frede¬ 
ricksburg and the boy was presented to him as a namesake and his gallant 
conduct in saving the children related. “We will do something for him,” 
said the “Old Tyrant” and presently came his appointment as a Cadet at 
West Point. 

The above was given me by Mr. Thomas S. Watson (189). 

Marriage of Patsy Minor (63), and Rebecca Minor (67), to 
Robert and John Quarles. 

“My mother, Sally Minor Watson (64), used to tell the following story 
of the marriage of her two sisters, Patsy Minor and Rebecca Minor, to the 
two brothers, Robert and John Quarles,both married the same day. Rev. Wil¬ 
liam Douglas was a near neighbor of Mr. Garret Minor (23), of “Sunning 
Hill.” The place at which Mr. Douglas lived, about a mile away from 
“Sunning Hill,” was called “Ducking Hole,” and joined the “Sunning 
Hill” land. The sand of the creek between the two places was very 
treacherous. Do you know when the Revolution came on, Mr. Douglas, a 
Colonial Clergyman of the Established Church, whose loyalty (I despise 
that word—sounds so much like royalty and the stupid Yankees constant¬ 
ly talking about Loyalty to the Government, as if the Government was 


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Master and not the People), did not permit his going into the rebellion, 
returned like a canny Scotchman to his native land, but left his wife and 
child (Peggy Douglas) here; whereby his estates were saved from con¬ 
fiscation. 

When Patsy and Rebecca were to be married, Mr. Douglas was exceed¬ 
ingly old and helpless and the girls were very anxious that the ceremony 
should be performed by some more fashionable minister; but your great¬ 
grandfather, Garret Minor (23), said that if they were married at 
“Sunning Hill,” they should be married by Mr. Douglas, who had married 
all the others, and he should not be subjected to the mortification of being 
overlooked on this occasion; so the horse cart was sent to fetch him; a 
young man riding in the cart and supporting him in an arm chair. There 
was a large company, some confusion and Mr. Douglas very slow, so that 
the two couples were getting weary of standing before him, when it began 
to be whispered that Mr. Douglas was not up to the occasion. When he 
was about half way through it was pointed out that he was marrying 
John Quarles to Patsy instead of to Becky; then the old man had to begin 
at the beginning again and so it went, until there were symptoms that 
Mr. Douglas was physically too feeble to get through with the business. 
Then your great-grandfather, Garret Minor, caused a young man to stand 
at the old gentleman’s elbow with a glass of “toddy,” from which he 
sipped now and then, lamenting his age and his infirmaties, but the stimu¬ 
lant roused and sustained him, and the ceremony being through with, he 
addressed them in a well prepared lecture on the way they should bring 
up their children. 

My mother, Mrs. David Watson (Sally Minor—64), said it was clear 
that they were not rightly married at all, and they had to “sort them¬ 
selves.” 

From a letter from Thomas S. Watson (189), to Minor Meri¬ 
wether (269), of St. Louis. 


GENERAL JOHN MINOR 


The following letter from Peter Minor (29), to Gen. John Minor 
(38). Gen. John Minor studied law at “Springfield,” and was in 
the Legislature when he was 22 years old. The following letter 
to “Jack”'is copied from the original in the possession of Miss 
Mary Blackford (111), of Lynchburg, Va. 


Dear Jack: 


Petersburg, Va., Sept. 25, 1783. 


I now sit down to apoligise for not answering your former 
Favurs; unwell, then business. You ought to know, my dear Jack, that 
when a man undertakes a piece of business or practices a profession he 


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ought to apply his whole time to it or he may not be master of it ’til old 
age creeps on him. I mean my own situation, had it been agreeable to my 
friends to have allowed me to chuse what I now profer it would have been 
greatly to my interest and I make no doubt to their satisfaction. But 
our parents and friends very seldom consult our inclinations, though per¬ 
haps it may be for our advantage. I will inform you in my next what I 
have been doing here and what I intend to do in the future and at 

the same time my dear Jack you remember to inform me what you 

are doing etc. etc. and how you come on in your Assembly. Your 
bills passed and thrown out etc. Motions made etc. As the old 

Gentleman may not allow you or an opportunity may not offer for 
him to send you pocket cash let me know and I will send you a 

few guinies, but not to sport with Jack, mind that: a gamster in my 
opinion is the most despisable being that exists: at the same time I think 
a young fellow ought not to be stinted in any rational pleasure. As to 
your first bill for the emancepating the slaves I think it met with a very 
good fate. Y'our second bill I so far agree that emigration should be 
encouraged, but dead against admitting foreigners to office. Your third 
bill I say nothing about for the merchant is most generally the moneyed 
man; and therefore he would make the planter pay in the end. I have 
written you a long scribble. I do not know whether you can make it out 
or not. I was obliged to write in a hurry as Mr. Call is waiting. 

I forgot you were a lawyer therefore you can interpret for the best. 

I am, dear Jack your 

Affectionate uncle, 

Peter Minor 

The following is a copy of a letter from Mr. Jefferson to Peter 
Minor (66) : 

“Monticello,” Aug. 15, 1813. 

Dear Sir:— 

I received yesterday the enclosed act for the assessment of 
Congressional taxes. I see by that act that a collector and principal 
assessor are to be appointed for our District (Nelson, Amherst, Albemarle 
and Fluvanna). The former office is of little concern to those who mean 
to pay punctually; but the principal assessor is all important, because 
the sum to be paid by our district being fixed by law, he is to divide it 
among the taxable of the district according to his estimate of their 
property. It is highly interesting to us then, that a just and capable 
character free from party or personal bias be named. If indeed he is to 
be governed by the State assessment pro-rata this rule for his government 
would secure us all. This will depend on his instructions from the Secre¬ 
tary of the Treasury. If this leaves him at large our only reliance will be 
on his character. I propose to consult with as many persons as I can 
acquaint in the district to fix on the person whom we shall recommend to 


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the President. May I be permitted to undertake your acceptance of it? 
The whole duties will be performed at your own home except the 25 days 
hearing appeals prescribed in the 12th section; besides some smaller 
perquisites in other sections. The 30th fixes the principal emoluments, 
which are indeed not a great object, but perhaps not entirely inadequate 
for service to be done at ones home and ease. Will you think of this and 
return the act with your answer before Tuesday night as on Wednesday 
I expect to set out to Bedford, and at Warren and on my road there I shall 
have an opportunity of consulting with some whose opinion will be of 
weight. Accept assurance of my friendship and respect. 


(Signed) Thos. Jefferson 


To Peter Minor, Esq. 

DEATH OF MR. JEFFERSON 

Charlottesville, Va., July 4, 1826. 


Dear Skinner— 

I give you a mere line to say that Mr. Jefferson expired 
today at 10 minutes before one o’clock. It is an event which has been 
hourly expected for three or four days past. 


Your friend, 

(Signed) Peter Minor 


American Farmer, Yol. 8, page 128, I. S. Skinner, Editor. 

Baltimore, Md., July 7, 1826. 

The above letter to the Editor conveys the only intelligence yet received 
of the Death of one of the most illustrious benefactors of his species that 
ever lived in any age. It will be seen that he lingered until the Fourth 
instant,—as if Providence had spared him to reach the fiftieth celebration 
of that Declaration of Independence, and of free principals which of itself 
must suffice to secure immortal renown to its author, and then to expire 
amidst the grateful benedictions and hosannas of a whole nation. The 
writer of the letter was a near and much esteemed neighbor and friend of 
the deceased. 


WILL OF MAINDORT DOODES 

In the name of God, Amen! I, Maindort Doodes, being in body of 
sound and perfect memory doe ordain this my Last will and Testament. 
First I doe bequeath my sole to God that gave it; and my body to be 
buried in Christian buriall at the descretion of my Executors or Executrix 
hereafter named. 

Item. My Debts being firste paid. I leave my hole personall estate in 
the hands of my loving wife Mary Doodes during the time of her widow¬ 
hood and of inkase she should marry again then my will is that my sonne 
Doodes Minor’s children shall have the one half of • my negros forthwith 
delivered into the possession of their Father for the sole use and behouf 


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of them, while such time, that it shall please God to take him away, and 
then Rebound to the use of their Mother during the time of her widowhood 
and afterwards to them solely and Inkase of the mortality of Ither without 
issue the survivor to succeed there on: and the other half to be forthwith 
delivered into the possession of Peter Montague for the sole use of their 
children and Inkase of the mortality of Ither of them without issue the 
Survivor to succeed thereon as above said; and soe to Remain them and 
their Increase male and female and not to souled or Morgaged; and free 
Increase Males and female and not to be morgaged and further my will is 
that the two ould negroes Degoet and Pallis his wife shall serve, but ten 
years after my desease, and then to be free and Doe make my loving wife 
Mary Doodes, and my loving friend William Chance my sole Executor & 
Executrix to see my will truly performed in witness where of I here with 
set my hand and seal the 13th day of December, 1677. And none of my 
other Negroes to serve any longer than forty five years an sole them or 
their Increase. 

Maindort Doodes (Seal) 

The above will of Maindort Doodes is sealed with the wax im¬ 
pression of a galley, Maindort Doodes being a sea captain. 

In the records of Lower Norfolk County there will be found a 
power of attorney from Maindort Doodes, of Nansemond County. 
In Lancaster County Records: “Maindort Doodes, of Lancaster 
County, MARINER, with consent of his wife, Mary, deeds to 
Peter Montague, 200 acres of land, in 1665/’ 

The will of Mary Doodes, wife of Maindort Doodes, is dated 
Sept. 17th, 1678, and was proved Feb. 7th, 1686. She names as 
her executor, “her soone, Doodes Minor, her soone-in-law, Peter 
Montague, and her grand-daughter, Maria Montague. v ’ 

She signs her will “Mary Doodes/’ Her death occurred on Mon¬ 
tague’s Island, Jan. 9th, 1686. See Middlesex Parish Register. 

% 

WILL OF DOODES MINOR 

In the name of God, Amen! I, Doodes Minor, of the County of Middlesex, 
being in sound and Perfect mind and Memory, Do make and ordain this my 
last will and Testament in manner and form following, and first and 
chiefly I bequeath my soul to God who gave it, and hoping through the 
merits of my Blessed Lord and Savior Christ Jesus to obtain perfect for¬ 
giveness and Remission of all my sins, and as touching such worldly goods 
as God of his great goodness hath bestowed upon me. I do Dispose of the 
same as followeth and do commit my body to ye Descretion of my Exrs as 
hereafter named. 


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Item. Imp. I give and bequeath to my living Grand daughter Elizabeth 
Mickleburougli one Silver mugg to be delivered to her immediately after 
my now wife’s desseas or if she should marry then this to be delivered as 
aforesaid. 

Item. I lend unto my living wife Elizabeth Minor during her widowhood 
all my singular my good as chatties of what nature or quality soever the 
same may be together with all Debts what soever and it is my will that ye 
soone Do remmain up my now drelling plantation to be managed as she 
shall think convenient During her widowhood as aforesaid, and when she 
shall Intermarry (or at her Death) then I give the soone as is aforesaid to 
my four sons, that is to say Minor Minor, William Minor, Garret Minor and 
Peter Minor to be equally Divided Between them. 

Item. It is my will that my loving wife Elizabeth Minor Do Remain and 
be peacably possessed with my dwelling plantation during her widowhood, 
and also that she have liberty to fell and make use of my timber upon any 
part of my land for ye good and Benefit of ye said plantation. 

Item. I give and bequeath to my loving sonns Minor Minor, William 
Minor, Garret Minor and Peter Minor all and every part and parsell of 
Land which I die possedded of in the upper part of this County of Middle¬ 
sex to be equally divided Between them, to them and to their Lawful heirs 
forever, and if any of them should dy without such heirs, then and in such a 
case it is my will that their part of my land Be equally Divided among my 
surviving children. 

Item. I do constitute and appoint my loving wife Elizabeth Minor and 
my loving sonns Minor Minor and William Minor to be my Lawful Exrs of 
this my last will and Testament and I doe request my loving friends 
Mr. Maurice Cock, Mr. Tobias Micklebrougli, Mr. William Montigue and 
John Smith to make an equal Division of my land and other estate at 
time appointed Between my other surviving sonnes having regard to the 
quality, and when he shall come of age to have his first choice and so 
successively as they shall come of age to be Possessed with their part or 
share and I do deliver this to the world as my last will and Testament 
making Voyd all former will by me made. 

In testamony where of I do herewith sett my hand and fix my seal this 
13 day of November Anno 1694. (These words interlined before signing) 
upon their part of Land. 

Doodes Minor (Seal) 

Signed and sealed in the Presence of Maurice Cock, Nicholas Curtis, 
Arthur Hancock and John Smith. 

At a Court held for the County of Middlesex, etc. ye 27 day of May, 1695, 
Mr. Maurice Cock, Mr. John Smith and Arthur Hancock made oath that 
they see the above name Doodes Minor sign seal and publish the above 
written will to be his last will and testament and that he was then in 
perfect mind and memory. 


Test. Edwin Thacker Clerk 


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117 


Doodes Minor’s will is preserved at Saluda, in the Clerk’s Office 
of Middlesex County, Va., and bears date as above,—Nov. 13, 1694, 
and was proven May 27th, 1695. 

Elizabeth Minor, wife of Doodes Minor, survived her husband 
and married, second, Thomas Blaise. Her will is proven 1708. 

WILL OF CAPTAIN VIVIAN MINOR 
of “Springfield,” Caroline County, Va. 

In the name of God, Amen! I, Vivian Minor of the Parish of St. Mar¬ 
garet and County of Caroline do make and ordain this as my last will and 
testament hereby revoking all others. 

1. Impremis, it is my will and desire that all my just debts be paid out 
of the most convenient part of my estate at the descretion of my executors 
here after named, and particularly I do hereby authorize them to sell the 
negroes Harry, Syx, Anthony or either of them with out waiting the sale 
of the other personal Estate, or chatties,—if they think necessary. 

2. It is my will and desire that one third part of the land whereon I now 
live—and one third of the slaves be allotted and laid off as the dower of my 
wife Elizabeth. 

3. I give to my son George a negro boy named Tom which together with 
a boy here after described in full of his share of slaves until the death of 
my present wife Elizabeth. 

4. I give to my daughter Molly the negroes Billy and Fannie with her 
future increase, which is in full of her share of Slaves until the death of 
my present wife Elizabeth. 

5. I lend to my beloved wife Elizabeth during her natural life; but 
subject to the following restrictions limitations and desposals; all my land 
slaves, household and kitchen furniture horses, cattle and stock of every 
kind with plantation utensils—and all the profit of the same; in trust and 
under the direction of my Executors; but with the liberty to them, to take 
any part of it towards the payment of my debts for the sole and only 
purpose of the comfutable living of the said Elizabeth and for the education, 
clothing and support of all my children. 

6. It is my will and desire that when my son George arrives at the age 
of 21 years he shall be entitled to receive one fifth part of the land whereon 
I now live—which is to be laid off for him by my Executors at the upper 
end of the tract of land adjoining to the lands of Thomas Coleman, Daniel 
Turner and John Scott and to be allowanced for inqualety,—so as to make 
it equal in value to fifth part of whole tract,—but should he decline taking 
it I do hereby authorize my Executors to sell it and give him either the 


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purchase money or give him slaves to the amount, and in case of his having 
the slaves, then the money to be equally divided among the children of my 
second marriage. 

7. It is my will and desire that when my son George arrives at the age of 
21 years, he then have a negro boy of ten or twelve years of age. 

8. It is my will and desire that the remaining slaves be kept together or 
hired out as may be thought best for the Estate and that to each of my 
children by my wife Elizabeth as they severally arrive at the age of 18 or 
marry, then to deliver to them out of the remaining slaves, such a number 
as may amount in value to 80 pounds, so that they may be put on the same 
footing with the children of the first marriage—provided always that there 
be the same value reserved for each of the children for the second marriage 
but should that not be the case then only an equal childs part is to be 
delivered; and at the distribution of the dower slaves regard is to be had 
to this circumstance and the deficiancy made of from them before distribu¬ 
tion, so as to make them nearly equal. 

9. It is my will and desire that when my youngest son comes to the age of 
18 years, the remainder of the tract of land after the share given to my son 
George to be divided between my surviving sons by the last marriage or 
their respective child or children if approved by my Executors; but if they 
think it better for my said sons, I do hereby empower them to sell the said 
land upon a seasonable credit, and divide the proceeds equally among them, 
after having satisfied and contented my present wife Elizabeth—for her 
right of dower—should she assent to the sale. 

10. It is my will and desire that the slaves held in dower shall after the 
decease of my present wife be equally divided among all my children or 
their legal representatives, first having regard to make the equalization as 
express in No. 8. 

11. It is my will and desire should the slaves allowed for the use of my 
younger children leave a surplus after giving each child their share then 
let them be equally divided among the children of the last marriage. 

12. Should the slaves mentioned in the . article fall short of making 

up each childs part equal to the value of 80 pounds my will and desire is 
that the value be made up to them out of the stock of horse, cattle or other 
chattels. 

13. All the residue of my estate not heretofore disposed of, is to remain 
with my wife for the purpose aforesaid until her death, and then to be 
equally divided among all my children. 

14. Should my son George die before he arrives at the age of 21 years it 
is my desire that his proportion of slaves go to his sister Molly. 



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119 


15. Should my daughter Molly die before she comes to the age of 18 
years or marries, my desire is her proportion of slaves go to her brother 
George. 

16. Should any of my sons by the second marriage die after distrabution 
and before they come of age 18 my desire is that their share brother or 
brothers of the whole blood. 

17. Should any one of my daughters by the second marriage die after 
distrabution and before she becomes of the age of 18 or marries then her 
share is to go to the other sister of the same blood. 

18. Should my wife Elizabeth die before my youngest son arrives at the 
age of 18 years then it is my desire that the estate be fully devided and dis¬ 
posed of in the same manner that is here in described to be done at that 
period apportioning to each child their respective shares. 

Vivian Minor (27) 

Dated September 13, 1791. 


WILL OF JOSEPH MINOR 
of Caroline County, Va. 

I, Joseph Minor of the County of Caroline, Va., do hereby make my last 
will and testement in manner and form as follows that to say— 

1. I devise that all my just debts should be paid which I believe are but 
few—and of small amount. 

2. I give to my nephew George S. Minor son of Archibald Minor and my 
nephew John V. Wyatt son of William S. Wyatt all my land situated 
where ever it may be to be divided equally between them which I give and 
bequeath to them, their heirs and assignors forever. 

3. I give to my sister Susannah Wyatt my two half round tables and 
my silver ladle. 

4. I give to my niece Mary Orell Coleman daughter of Robert Coleman 
my secretary and book case and all my books. 

5. I give to John V. Wyatt son of William S. Wyatt my gun. 

6. All the rest of my residue of my estate of what nature or kind so ever 
it may be I give and devise to my three nieces as herein after named—(to 
wit—Eliza Minor and Mary Harriet Minor daughters of Archibald Minor 
and Mary E. Wyatt daughter of William S. Wyatt which I give to them the 
said Eliza, Mary H. and Mary E.) to be divided equally between them and 
to be to them, their heirs and assign for ever. 


Joseph Minor (87) 


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THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


WILL OF JAMES MINOR 
of “Gale Hill,” Albemarle County, Va. 

In the name of God, Amen, I, James Minor of Albemarle County, of 
sound mind, do make and ordain this my last will and Testament in 
manner and form following, Imprimis, I lend unto my beloved wife Mary 
Minor during her widowhood the whole of my real and Personal estate ex¬ 
cept what is hereafter Left Discretionary to my Executors to sell and dis¬ 
pose of, and in Case she maries, I give her a Childs part of the whole of my 
said Estate to her and her heirs forever. Item it is my will and Desire 
that the whole of my Kentucky and Mountain Land and what military or 
other certificates may belong to me at my Death, Together with my two 
Stud horses may be disposed of, or not at the discretion of any two or 
more of my Executors, and the monies ariseing from the Sale thereof or 
any part thereof to be Vested in other Lands or slaves or to be put to 
Interest as they may think most Benificial for my Children. This bequest 
I Desire may be equally divided among my children as they shall Respect¬ 
ively come of age or marry it is my will and Desire if my wife Marries 
again that, that part of my Estate hereby given her shall Be allotted to her 
by my Executors and that the Residue thereof shall Be Kept Together for 
the benefit and support of my Children untill They Shall respectively 
come of age or marry and that then it shall Be Equally divided among 
them and their heirs forever. If in making distribution of my estate my 
executors see cause they may make application to the worshipful Court of 
Albemarle to Appoint Commissioners to Value all or any part of what is 
proposed to be allotted to anyone or more of my Legaties as they come of 
age or marry. Item it is my will and desire that my Children be 
educated as my executors and executrix shall think may be best. Lastly I 
constitute and appoint my son Dabney Minor when he Shall Attain to the 
age of Twenty one years, one of my executors and my beloved wife Mary 
Minor executrix my brother John and Garret Minor and my kinsman 
Lancelot Minor executors of This my Last will and Testament Revoking 
all others heretofore made. 

Made and Acknowledge this to be my Last, In Testimony whereof I have 
hereunto affixed my hand Seal this Eighth Day of in the year of our 
Lord 1791. 

Signed Seal and Acknowledged in the Presence of 
Mary Carr, Dabney Carr and Peter Carr. 

James Minor 


At the time of his death, James Minor’s estate in Albemarle 
County comprised 1115 acres of land and he was the owner of 54 
slaves. He also owned 2,000 acres of land in Kentucky. This 
James Minor built the old part of the “Gale Hill” house, in 1715, 


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121 


on land he inherited from his father, John Minor, to whom the 
land was originally granted from the Crown, 1735. 

WILL OF JOHN MINOR 
of Spottsylvania County, Va. 

In the name of God, AMEN, I, John Minor of Spottsylvania County 
being of sound and Perfect Sence and Memory thanks to God for the same 
I do make and ordain this to he my Last will and Testament in Manner 
and form following. That is to say first I Recommend My Soul to God 
hoping to Receive Pardon and Remission of all my sins through the 
meritts and Intercession of my Savior and Redeemer Jesus Christ; and my 
body to the Earth to be Entered in Christian Burial at the direction of my 
Extrs. herein after Named and for what earthly goods God in his mercy 
hath been Pleased to bestow upon me I give and bequeath the same as Fol- 
loweth, viz. 

Imprimis. It is my Will that all my debts and Funeral Expenses be 
first satisfied and Paid. 

Item. I lend to my loving Wife the Tract of Land whereon I now Live 
during her Natural Life and I give unto my said wife my two Negros 
Cyma and Sarah and and my Chaise horses and harness thereunto belong¬ 
ing. 

Item. I give and bequeath unto my son John my Silver watch and 
Troopers arms and one hundred pounds Current Money and a Gold Ring 
(Poosy no Recompence but Lova). He is not to have the Ring Till my 
wife’s death with this provision that he shall Relinguish all Claim or 
Demand against my Estate for The use that I have had or may have of 
Negro Harry and Topping Castle from Mrs. Carr Death untill he Shall 
Come to the age of Twenty one years Which if he shall refuse to do then 
this bequeath or clause to be void. 

Item. I give and bequeath unto my son William and to his heirs forever 
all that part of my Tract of Land that I bought of Francis and John 
Strother that Lies below the North Rush River adjoyning To the Land of 
Capt. Compton in Culpepper County with This provision that he shall 
Relinguish all Claim or Demand against my Estate for the use of Negro 
young Balack from Mrs. Carr’s Death untill he shall come to the age of 
Twenty one which if he shall Refuse to do then this bequeath or Clause 
to be void and the fee simple Estate of the Land I do vest in my Exrs. in 
the same manner and for the same used as is hereafter provided for the 
Land of such of my sons as may Depart this Life before they come to age 
or marry. 

Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Thomas and to his heirs 
forever all that part of the Tract of Land I bought of Francis and John. 


122 


THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 


Strother that Lies above the North Rush River with this provision that 
he shall Relinquish all Claim or Demand against my Estate for the Use of 
Negro Sarah from Mrs. Carr's Death until he shall come to the Age of 
Twenty one years which if he shall Refuse to do then this Bequeath or 
Clause to be void and the fee simple Estate of the Land I do hereby vest 
in my Est. for the same use as above mentioned in my son Wm’s. Clause. 

Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Garritt and to his heirs forever 
five hundred and seventy acres of Land I lately bought of Henry Gambill 
In Culpepper and 80 pounds current money. 

Item. I give and bequeath unto my son James and to his heirs forever 
800 Acres of Land Whereon my Plantations now are on Jas. River in 
Louisa County. 

Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Dabney and to his heirs 
forever 642 Acres of Land I lately bought of Charles Ivavenaugh in 
Culpepper County. 

Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Vivian and to his heirs forever 
the Tract of Land whereon my plantation now is in Orange County and 
100 pounds Current Money. 

Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Peter and his heirs forever 
the Tract of Land whereon I now live Reserving to my Wife the sole use 
of it during her natural life. I do give this said Peter 100 pounds Current 
Money which said sum and that above Given to my son Vivian I do 
Empower my Executors to Lay out in Land for them if they see it Con¬ 
venient so to do. I also Impower my Extrs. to Lay out the 80 pounds 
given to my son Garritt if a Tract of Land Joyning to his and Belonging 
to Robert Strother Should be Offered to sale before he Comes of Age. 

Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary and to her heirs 
three negro Slaves and their Increase Viz. Nan Beck and Tom (Children 
of Grace) with this Provision that she shall quit all Claims or Demand 
Against my Estate for the use of Negro Prank from Mrs. Carr’s Death 
untill she shall to age which if she or husband (if Married) Shall Refuse 
to do then this bequeath or Clause to be void and the Negros I do Revest 
in my Estate. 

Item. I give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth and to her heirs 
three negro Slaves and their Increase viz. Dick Hannah and Letty 
Children of home Poll. 

Item It is my will that my Negros not heretofore in this my will 
given away together with all other my Personal Estate shall be Equally 
Divided amongst my wife and Children. 

Item. It is my will that if any of my said Children shall Depart this 
Life before they come to age marry then their part of my slaves and 


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123 


Personal Estate shall be Equally Divided amongst my surviving Children 
and the Issue of such as have marryd and be Dead; but in Case it be any 
of my son or sons except John that dies before they comes to ages or 
marry then and in that Case I do hereby Impower my Exrs. To sell the 
Land of him or them and to make Deeds to Convey the fee simple Estate 
thereof to the Purchasr or Purchasrs and the Purchase Money to bee 
Added to my Personal Estate and Divided as afore said. 


In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this 28th day 
of October 1754. 


John Minor. 


. John Minor named as his Executrix and Executors, his wife, 
his son, John, and his friends, John Carr and John Waller. Wit¬ 
nesses to will, John Goodloe, David Davenport, and J. Ph. Venable. 

This John Minor received the Crown Grant for the “Gale Hill” 
estate, amounting to 400 acres on Aug. 9th, 1735. On this same 
date John Waller, Jr. (no doubt, son of one of his executors), re¬ 
ceived a Crown Grant for 400 acres of land lying between the 
“Gale Hill” estate and the lands of William Carr. There is a deed 
in possession of the “Gale Hill Minors,” showing that this John 
Minor obtained possession of the “Waller Grant” on April 26th, 
1748, thereby increasing the “Gale Hill” estate to 800 acres of 
land, which he willed to his son, James Minor. The original grant 
of the “Gale Hill” lands to John Minor, is at “Gale Hill.” 

The folloming lines were composed by G. H. Randolph, an old 
beau of Miss Virginia Minor (214), and afterwards a General in 
the Confederate Army. At a party at “Dunlora,” Albermarle 
Co., Va., in 1839, he insisted upon her singing them at the piano. 
This was, of course, after she had discarded him. 

Now I have been flung sky high 
And more than that 
The girl whose praises I have sung 
Said no, said no, and I feel flat 
And if a girl again cheats me 

Exceedingly smart I guess she’ll be 
For I have cut my eye teeth now, now, now 
And I have cut my eye teeth now. 


124 THE MINOR FAMILY OF VIRGINIA 

Now like the bumble bee I roam 
Just when and where I please 
Gathering sweets from every grove 

And humming round each flower I love 
And dancing in each breeze, breeze, breeze 
And dancing in each breeze. 

Given to me by one who was at the party. 

—John B. Minor 


VIVIAN MINOR’S REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORD 


0. W. & N. DIVISION Department of the Interior 

Bureau of Pensions, 
Washington, D. C. 

Dec. 6, 1902. 


Sir: — 

In reply to your request for a statement of the Military history of 
Vivian Minor, Soldier of the Revolutionary War: You will find below 
the desired information as contained (in his application or his widow’s) 
for pension filed in Bureau. 


Date of 
Enlistment or 
Appointments 

Length of 
Service 

Rank 

Officers under whom 
services were 
rendered 
Captain 

Colone 

State 

Not stated 

6 mos. 

Lieut. 

Not stated 

Not stated 


6 mos. 

Qu. Master 

9> 

yy 

3 regt. 

« » 

6 mos. 

Captain 

yy 

yy 

Va. 


Battles engaged in.None mentioned 

Residence of Soldier at enlistment.Probably Caroline Co., Va. 

Date of application for pension.by Widow, Nov. 26, 1838 

Residence on date of application.of Caroline Co., Va. 

Age at date of application.of widow: 78 years 


Remarks: 

He married Elizabeth Dick Mar. 31, 1780 and died Sep. 29, 1791 and 
she was pensioned as his widow. She stated he was Quartermaster at 
date of marriage. 

Very respectfully, 


Mr. John B. Minor, 
Eastham, Va. 


(Signed) E. S. Ware, Commissioner 


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INDEX 

For The 

Topping Castle Minors, see.No. 19 

Sunning Hill Minors, see.No. 23 

Gale Hill Minors, see. No. 24 

Woodlawn Minors, see.No. 26 

Springfield Minors, see.No. 27 

Fredericksburg Minors, see.No. 38 

Minor’s Folly Minors, see. No. 39 

Ridgway Minors, see.No. 66 

Briery Knowe Minors, see.No. 123 

Lands End Minors, see.No. 124 

University of Virginia Minors, see.No. 125 

The Riggory Minors, see. No. 198 

Richmond Minors, see. No. 202 

Sailors’ Rest Minors, see.No. 317 

Asheville Minors, see.No. 378 








































































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